# Accident 19830608023599A: Cessna 150E, Big Delta, AK, June 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Big Delta, AK
- Airport: Delta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.7000° N, 144.8899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7000&lon=-144.8899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6260T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6260T-2026-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830608023599A

## Narrative

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

MISTOOK ADJACENT ROAD FOR RUNWAY. BECAME CONFUSED ON SHORT FINAL AND FAILED TO GO AROUND OR FLARE FOR LANDING.

## 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 ANC83LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA093), Jun 8, 1983: Cessna 150 (N6260T), Delta Junction, AK, 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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