# Accident 19830901050009A: Cessna A152, Anoka, MN, September 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1983, 19:45 local time
- Place: Anoka, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2099° N, 93.3891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2099&lon=-93.3891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4975A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 134 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA407) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830901050009A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO BE SPINNING BEFORE IT CRASHED.

## 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 CHI83FA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA407), Sep 2, 1983: Cessna 152 (N4975A), Anoka, MN, destroyed, 2 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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