# Accident 19830316008069A: Cessna 152, Mcallen, TX, March 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1983, 14:47 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2109° N, 98.2309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2109&lon=-98.2309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6146Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6146Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830316008069A

## Narrative

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

STUDENTS AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OVER BY SEVERE WIND GUSTS WHILE HE WAITED FOR TAKE OFF ON A CROSSCOUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW83LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA154), Mar 16, 1983: Cessna 152 (N6146Q), Mcallen, TX, 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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