# NTSB FTW74AF048: Cessna 150A, N7133X, Grand Isle, LA, December 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1973
- Place: Grand Isle, LA · GRAND ISLE, LA
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3708  73/12/27   GRAND ISLE,LA       CESSNA 150A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 40,
        TIME - 1430                    N7133X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  100 TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              GRAND ISLE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- EXPIRED STUDENT LICENSE AND MEDICAL.UNAUTHORIZED X-COUNTRY FLT.1/2HR DUAL IN LAST YR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7133X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7133X-1974-05-11), registration cancelled 1974-05-11, S/N 15059233 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150A
- Registry model: [Cessna 150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (registry code 2071804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731227040479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731227040479A), Dec 27, 1973: Cessna A150K, Grand Isle, LA, Destroyed. Expired student license and medical. Unauthorized x-country flt.1/2HR dual in last yr.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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