# NTSB FTW74AF085: Cessna 150L, N10484, Abita Springs, LA, May 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1974
- Place: Abita Springs, LA · ABITA SPRINGS, LA
- Location: 30.4736° N, 90.0204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abita Springs, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4736&lon=-90.0204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1186  74/5/21    ABITA SPRINGS,LA    CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 261
        TIME - 0600                    N10484              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR ST.TAMMANY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABITA SPRINGS,LA            NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          100                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT AT CTLS UNK.CRASHED 200FT FRM RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10484](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10484-1974-08-01), registration cancelled 1974-08-01, S/N 15074882 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grtr St.Tammany

## 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 19740521016899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740521016899A), May 21, 1974: Cessna 150L, Abita Springs, LA, Destroyed. Plt at ctls unk. Crashed 200FT frm rwy.

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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