# Accident 19830827044629A: Cessna 152, Houston, TX, August 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94736, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94736-1995-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA400) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830827044629A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR USED MIXTURE CONTROL TO SIMULATE EMERGENCY AND ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. CRASHED DURING LANDING.

## 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 FTW83LA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA400), Aug 27, 1983: Cessna 152 (N94736), Houston, TX, 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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