Cessna A150K N8353M

Summary

On 23 July 1983 at about 15:48 local time, a Cessna A150K registered N8353M was involved in an accident near Stonyford, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 July 1983 at 15:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Stonyford, California, United States

Nearest airport

Flying S Strip

Coordinates

39.2709, -122.4596

Aircraft

Cessna A150K

Registration

N8353M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stonyford → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA355

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.