# Accident 19830407014539A: Cessna 150L, Donna, TX, April 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Donna, TX
- Airport: Mid Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1598° N, 98.0492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1598&lon=-98.0492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6648G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6648G-2013-11-12) (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: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830407014539A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED TOO LOW ON A PRACTICE FORCED LANDING. WHEELS HIT THE TOP OF A PALM TREE. AIRPLANE CRASHED OUT 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 FTW83LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA180), Apr 7, 1983: Cessna 150 (N6648G), Donna, 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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