19881001061359I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Rochester, NH · October 1, 1988

Date
October 1, 1988 · 02:30 local
Place
Rochester, NH
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7617U
Reported as
Cessna 150M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Student took aircraft without authorization. Flew off to avoid arrest. Landed on highway. Stole and abandoned car.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT TOOK AIRCRAFT WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. FLEW OFF TO AVOID ARREST. LANDED ON HIGHWAY. STOLE AND ABANDONED CAR.