# Accident 19830709030099A: Cessna 150G, Roosevelt, AZ, July 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Roosevelt, AZ
- Airport: Grapevine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6208° N, 111.0305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6208&lon=-111.0305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8378J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 13 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709030099A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA327), Jul 9, 1983: Cessna 150G (N8378J), Roosevelt, AZ, 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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