# Accident 19830709034339A: Cessna 152, Roopville, GA, July 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1983, 20:45 local time
- Place: Roopville, GA
- Airport: Gum Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4509° N, 85.1307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4509&lon=-85.1307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6597H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6597H-2013-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 39 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709034339A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A SHORT GRASS STRIP.

## 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 ATL83FA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA263), Jul 10, 1983: Cessna 152 (N6597H), Roopville, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6597H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810823060449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810823060449I), Aug 23, 1981: Cessna 152 (N6597H), Hendersonville, NC, Minor damage. Student bounced on landing. Damaged propeller nose gear and engine mount.

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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