# NTSB FTW77FRD06: Cessna 150, N23143, Oakdale, LA, January 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1977
- Place: Oakdale, LA · OAKDALE, LA
- Location: 30.8164° N, 92.6559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakdale, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8164&lon=-92.6559&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0045  77/1/11    OAKDALE,LA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N23143              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MONROE,LA                   RETURN                       OAKDALE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N23143 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakdale

## 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 19770111000939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770111000939A), Jan 11, 1977: Cessna 150H, Oakdale, LA, Substantial damage. Hand propped.

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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