# Accident 19830723034459A: Cessna A150K, Stoneyford, CA, July 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1983, 08:48 local time
- Place: Stoneyford, CA
- Airport: Flying S
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2709° N, 122.4596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2709&lon=-122.4596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8353M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8353M-1990-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,274 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830723034459A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE GROUND IN LEVEL ATTITUDE AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT AFTER A LOW LEVEL SNAP ROLL.

## 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 LAX83LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA355), Jul 23, 1983: Cessna A150K (N8353M), Stonyford, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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