# Accident 19830512022559A: Cessna 150F, Chico, CA, May 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1983, 17:45 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Ranchaero Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7401° N, 121.8297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7401&lon=-121.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8674S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830512022559A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH. BEGAN GO AROUND MID FIELD NOSE HIGH. FLAPS DOWN. CARB HEAT ON. MUSHED INTO TREES OFF END RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX83LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA228), May 13, 1983: Cessna 150F (N8674S), Chico, CA, 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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