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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150D · Granite Falls, OR · August 14, 1983

Date
August 14, 1983 · 09:55 local
Place
Granite Falls, OR
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4446U
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA83FA178
Reported as
Cessna 150D
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
481 total440 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Witness observed aircraft in a left turn then entering a left spin until striking ground in vertical attitude.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESS OBSERVED AIRCRAFT IN A LEFT TURN THEN ENTERING A LEFT SPIN UNTIL STRIKING GROUND IN VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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