# Accident 19830828044589A: Cessna 152, Opelousas, LA, August 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1983, 18:00 local time
- Place: Opelousas, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5195° N, 92.0807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5195&lon=-92.0807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89575, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89575-1993-01-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 65 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA423) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830828044589A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER LIFTOFF FROM A SHORT GRASS STRIP. STRUCK TREES, CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 FTW83LA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA423), Aug 28, 1983: Cessna 152 (N89575), Opelousas, LA, destroyed

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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