# Accident 19830221004649A: Cessna 150M, Three Oaks, MI, February 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1983, 00:50 local time
- Place: Three Oaks, MI
- Airport: Oselka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7898° N, 86.6096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7898&lon=-86.6096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704RX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,345 total, 250 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830221004649A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL ON A NIGHT LANDING. WHEELS HIT A BARN ROOF. AIRPLANE CRASH LANDED IN A DITCH SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI83LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA116), Feb 21, 1983: Cessna 150 (N704RX), Three Oaks, MI, substantial damage

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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