# NTSB FTW79DRD48: Cessna 150, N63342, New Roads, LA, August 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1979
- Place: New Roads, LA · NEW ROADS, LA
- Location: 30.6959° N, 91.4538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Roads, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6959&lon=-91.4538&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRD48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2195   79/8/9    NEW ROADS,LA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N63342              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALSE RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATON ROUGE,LA              NEW ROADS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63342](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63342), registered now, S/N 15077251, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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
- Airport: False River

## 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 19790809022339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809022339A), Aug 9, 1979: Cessna 150M, New Roads, LA, Substantial damage. Student pilot touched down 3/4 of the way down runway. Lost control trying to stop. Factor; indecision.

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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