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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Leesville, LA · September 26, 1983

Date
September 26, 1983 · 23:00 local
Place
Leesville, LA
Airport
Leesville
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3058U
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83FA441
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Reported engine
Continental O300C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
192 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Stalled and crashed after brushing treetops on night takeoff. Pilot and passengers had consumed alcohol same night

As the FAA filed it

STALLED AND CRASHED AFTER BRUSHING TREETOPS ON NIGHT TAKEOFF. PILOT AND PASSENGERS HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL SAME NIGHT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.