# NTSB FTW77FRD38: Cessna 150K, N8382M, Gillis, LA, July 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1977
- Place: Gillis, LA · GILLIS, LA
- Location: 30.3769° N, 93.1998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillis, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3769&lon=-93.1998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRD38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1698   77/7/8    GILLIS,LA           CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3771
        TIME - 1230                    N8382M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROUSSARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILLIS,LA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ABORTED WHEN PSGR DOOR OPENED.TRUCK WHEEL RUT 4INCHES DEEP ACROSS AG STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8382M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8382M-1994-03-01), registration cancelled 1994-03-01, S/N A15000082 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Broussard

## 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 19770708021399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770708021399A), Jul 8, 1977: Cessna A150K, Gillis, LA, Substantial damage. Aborted when psgr door opened. Truck wheel rut 4INCHES deep across ag strip.

## Other investigations on N8382M (3)

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 CHI93FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA274), Jul 25, 1993: Cessna A150K (N8382M), Goshen, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE POSITION OF THE SUN WHICH RESULTED IN SUN GLARE FOR THE PILOT OF THE MONG SPORT.
- [NTSB CHI88LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA023), Nov 14, 1987: Cessna A150K (N8382M), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81FPJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ19), Apr 15, 1981: Cessna A150K (N8382M), Norman, OK, substantial damage

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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