# NTSB investigations: Cessna A150K, 1983

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB SEA84LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA024.md): Cessna A150K Aerobat · Nr. Wrangell, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1983 · N8403M · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over during landing on a snow covered sand bar. The weather was VMC. The plt said he underestimated the depth of the snow and upon landing the nose gear collapsed and the acft nosed over.
- [NTSB CHI84LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA001.md): Cessna 150 · Iron River, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1983 · N8340M · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that the eng lost power during flt due to carburetor ice. He applied carburetor heat, but the eng would not restart. During a forced landing, the acft encounter rough/uneven terrain & subsequently nosed over.
- [NTSB LAX83LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA355.md): Cessna A150K · Stonyford, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1983 · N8353M · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with the ground while negotiating a low level aerobatic maneuver. The acft had departed a private ranch airstrip and according to a witness the acft was 'rolled'. After a few circles of the strip. The witness was surprised because the plt…
- [NTSB LAX83LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA307.md): Cessna A150K · San Diego, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1983 · N8496M · Destroyed
  > Witnesses observed the acft circling over the housing development at low altitude. The acft banked steeply, pitched up & the nose fell through the horizon. The student plt flying the acft resided four houses away from where the acft crashed.
- [NTSB LAX83LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA239.md): Cessna 150K · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1983 · N8406M · Substantial damage
  > The acft became misaligned with the runway during landing and landed in a crab which collapsed the nose gear and the left main gear. The pilot stated that he got caught in a dust-devil which blew him sideways. According to the operator who witnessed the…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1983
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071824'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071824&year=1983

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