# Accident 19830221004389A: Cessna 150L, Ellsworth, KS, February 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1983, 11:10 local time
- Place: Ellsworth, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7307° N, 98.2200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7307&lon=-98.2200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18204, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18204-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,021 total, 2,924 in this make and model, 264 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830221004389A

## Narrative

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

VERTICAL IMPACT AIRSPEED AND DESCENT RATE ON IMPACT DAMAGED INSTRUMENTS. INDICATE A STALL SPIN FROM LOSS OF 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 MKC83FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA069), Feb 21, 1983: Cessna 150L (N18204), Ellsworth, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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