# Accident 19830919050979A: Cessna 120, 20 Ne Lone Pine, CA, September 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1983, 07:30 local time
- Place: 20 Ne Lone Pine, CA
- Airport: Saline Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5598° N, 118.0500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5598&lon=-118.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76744, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76744-1990-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C9014F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,003 total, 230 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA449) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830919050979A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SAND BANK ON TAKEOFF FROM A ROUGH DRY LAKEBED. ROUGH SURFACE AND NEAR GROSS WEIGHT ARE FACTORS.

## 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 LAX83LA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA449), Sep 19, 1983: Cessna 120 (N76744), Lone Pine, CA, 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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