- Date
- May 6, 1983, 10:25 local (14:25 UTC)
- Place
- Wauchula, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3307JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830506017939A
- Case key
- 30885
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft stalled in a turn and crashed as the pilot was trying to return to the airport shortly after takeoff. The pilotstated that the acft lost power after takeoff and he elected to return and land. He made a steep left turn and the acft stalled at too low an alt. To recover. According to witnesses who observed the takeoff and climb the wing flaps were fully extended during the entire flt and remained down after the acft crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3307J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150 6607
- Airframe hours
- 5,000
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Angelo F. Abbattista
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1981
- Airport
- X22 · Wauchula, runway 36, 1,900 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 500 in this make and model · 500 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SRQ
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.