- Date
- July 23, 1983, 08:48 local (15:48 UTC)
- Place
- Stonyford, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8353MCessna A150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830723034459A
- Case key
- 23797
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Analysis
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 had said before takeoff that the acft was not suited for aerobatics. A 2nd roll was attempted but after the rollout 90 degrees off the entry heading the acft collided with the ground in a flat level attitude and skidded out of sight. The plt was fatally injured. He was an air transport plt with over 12000 hours total flying time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8353M
- Reported as
- Cessna A150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1500053
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Svend Steffen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Departed
- Stonyford, CA
- Airport
- Flying S Strip, runway 5, 2,000 × 50 ft, dirt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 12,274 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CIC, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8353M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.