# Accident 19831105057829A: Cessna 150, Columbia, SC, November 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1983, 15:40 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9898° N, 81.0307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9898&lon=-81.0307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3055V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3055V-2013-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831105057829A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS CUT OFF BY WIRE DURING LOW FLIGHT OVER LAKE.

## 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 ATL84LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA040), Nov 5, 1983: Cessna 150 (N3055V), Columbia, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3055V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800330042839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800330042839I), Mar 30, 1980: Cessna 150M (N3055V), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. Pilot taxied off ramp into grass area and damaged the propeller.

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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