19831218061599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Belfast, ME · December 18, 1983

Date
December 18, 1983 · 11:15 local
Place
Belfast, ME
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8795U
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84LA056
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9 total9 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power on takeoff. Tried for adjacent runway but overshot and landed in the trees. Water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. TRIED FOR ADJACENT RUNWAY BUT OVERSHOT AND LANDED IN THE TREES. WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.