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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Roosevelt, AZ · July 9, 1983

Date
July 9, 1983 · 09:30 local
Place
Roosevelt, AZ
Airport
Grapevine
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8378J
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA327
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
116 total13 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was attempting to outclimb rising terrain. Aircraft crashed into ridge at 4500 feet elevation.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO RIDGE AT 4500 FEET ELEVATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.