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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Vinton, LA · November 21, 1982

Date: November 21, 1982 · 21:00 local
Place: Vinton, LA
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N18632
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA047
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental O200*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Non rated pilot landed the stolen aircraft in a swamp. Airplane flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

NON RATED PILOT LANDED THE STOLEN AIRCRAFT IN A SWAMP. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW83LA047Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVinton, LAThe aircraft had been stolen by a noncertificated pilot sometime during the evening of 11/21/82. The purpose and destination of the flight was not determined. It was found laying upside down in a swamp on 11/29/82. The pilot was extracted by helicopter and…Nov 22, 1982 · Substantial damage