# NTSB FTW74DRJ08: Cessna 150L, N18532, Vidalia, LA, August 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1974
- Place: Vidalia, LA · VIDALIA, LA
- Location: 31.5668° N, 91.4404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vidalia, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5668&lon=-91.4404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ08-134617

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2154  74/8/21    VIDALIA,LA          CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1003                    N18532              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONCORDIA PARISH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VIDALIA,LA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18532](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18532-1993-05-20), registration cancelled 1993-05-20, S/N 15073921 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Concordia Parish

## 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 19740821025499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740821025499A), Aug 21, 1974: Cessna 150L, Vidalia, LA, Substantial damage. Acft porpoised.

## Other investigations on N18532 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW93LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA059), Dec 27, 1992: Cessna 150L (N18532), Clint, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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