# Accident 19830219004689A: Cessna 172C, Rubidoux, CA, February 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rubidoux, CA
- Airport: Flabob
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9898° N, 117.4396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9898&lon=-117.4396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8347X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8347X-1984-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 67 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830219004689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LIFTED OFF TOO EARLY IN SEVERE GUSTY WIND. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED. WIND EXCEEDED AIRPLANE AND PILOT CONTROL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 LAX83LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA108), Feb 19, 1983: Cessna 172C (N8347X), Rubidoux, CA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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