# Accident 19810328012789A: Cessna 152, Canaan, CT, March 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1981, 15:40 local time
- Place: Canaan, CT
- Airport: Canaan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0401° N, 73.3329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canaan, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0401&lon=-73.3329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65585, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65585-2018-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 1 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810328012789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED, LANDED ADJACENT RUNWAY. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC81FNE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE14), Mar 28, 1981: Cessna 152 (N65585), Canaan, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N65585 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160221001599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160221001599I), Feb 21, 2016: Cessna 152 (N65585), Sanford, FL, No damage. Aircraft VFR from orl to evb. Pilot reported rough running engine and requested return to orl. Tower recommended sfb due to distance, pilot reported engine was…
- [Incident 19790528028159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790528028159I), May 28, 1979: Cessna 152 (N65585), Danbury, CT. Szd pilot lost directional control on rollout, ran off side of runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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