# Accident 19830331010649A: Cessna 150M, Kanab, UT, March 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1983, 12:38 local time
- Place: Kanab, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2695° N, 112.2295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2695&lon=-112.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714ML-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 347 total, 314 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331010649A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF A CANYON. SEVERE TURBULENCE IN THE AREA. INDICATES PILOT WAS CAUGHT IN A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 DEN83FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA090), Mar 31, 1983: Cessna 150M (N714ML), Kanab, UT, destroyed, 2 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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