# Accident 19830506017939A: Cessna 150G, Wauchula, FL, May 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1983, 10:25 local time
- Place: Wauchula, FL
- Airport: Wauchula
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4895° N, 81.9196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4895&lon=-81.9196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3307J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830506017939A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH FULL FLAPS. BELIEVED IT WAS WEAK ENGINE. STALLED TRYING TO TURN BACK TO AIRPORT.

## 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 MIA83LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA137), May 6, 1983: Cessna 150G (N3307J), Wauchula, FL, destroyed

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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