# NTSB FTW74FRD12: Cessna 150, N8983S, Loreauville, AR, September 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1973
- Place: Loreauville, AR · LOREAUVILLE, AR
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRD12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2897  73/9/13    LOREAUVILLE,LA      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2310
        TIME - 1730                    N8983S              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 GONZALES,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- MIXT WIRE WORN,BKN APRX 3IN FM CARB.HEAT CTL WIRE WORN AND LOOSE,APRX 2IN TRAVEL BFR VALVE MOVED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8983S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8983S-2021-05-08), registration cancelled 2021-05-08, S/N 15062283, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730913032149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730913032149A), Sep 13, 1973: Cessna 150F, Loreauville, LA, Substantial damage. Mixt wire worn,bkn aprx 3IN fm carb. Heat ctl wire worn and loose,aprx 2IN travel bfr valve moved.

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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