Cessna 150M accident near Dos Palos, California, March 20, 1983
On March 20, 1983 at about 8:02 am local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N2832V, was destroyed in an accident near Dos Palos, California. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 20, 1983 · about 8:02 am local time
- Place
- Dos Palos, California · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N2832V · registry record · serial 76325
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE NON-RATED PLT & A FRIEND (ALSO NON-RATED) TOOK THE ACFT WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE OWNER. THEY TOOK OFF AT NIGHT & MADE REPEATED PASSES OVER THE CITY OF DOS PALOS, CA. AFTER ABOUT 15 TO 20 MIN, THE ACFT WAS FLOWN TO THE VICINITY OF A HOME BELONGING TO THE PASSENGER'S FATHER. THE PASSENGER'S FATHER HEARD THE ACFT & WAS WATCHING WHEN THE PLANE COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE. THEREAFTER, IT HIT SEVERAL TREES & A RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL SERVICE POWER LINE. THE PLT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 0.18%.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land
- Flight time: 4 hours in all; 4 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,695 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 14, 1982; 66 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LSN Los Banos CA at 7:10 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 45°F (7°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number LAX83FA150.