# Accident 19830422015209A: Cessna 150M, Altus, OK, April 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1983, 12:30 local time
- Place: Altus, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6400° N, 99.3094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6400&lon=-99.3094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63385, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63385-1996-03-05) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 683 total, 31 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830422015209A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER A PREMATURE LIFTOFF.  SETTLED INTO A FIELD AND RAN THROUGH A FENCE INTO A DITCH.

## 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 FTW83LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA202), Apr 22, 1983: Cessna 150M (N63385), Altus, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N63385 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890811051239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890811051239I), Aug 11, 1989: Cessna 150M (N63385), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Student made a hard landing on a touch and go. Initiated a go around. Failed to raise flaps. Landed and hit a fence
- [Accident 19871227075769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871227075769A), Dec 27, 1987: Cessna 150M (N63385), Gainesville, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power entering airport pattern. Too high made a 360 then became too low. Landed off airport. Throttle broken.

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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