# Accident 19830818046619A: Cessna 150L, Petersburg, WV, August 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1983, 11:20 local time
- Place: Petersburg, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9893° N, 79.1204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9893&lon=-79.1204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7368G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7368G-1986-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FIG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FIG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830818046619A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER RIDGES EN ROUTE. CRASHED INTO TREES. PILOT AND AIRCRAFT LICENSE EXPIRED. USING AUTO GASOLINE.

## 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 ATL83FIG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FIG06), Aug 18, 1983: Cessna 150 (N7368G), Petersburg, WV, 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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