19960505011989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Burlington, CT · May 5, 1996

Date
May 5, 1996 · 10:17 local
Place
Burlington, CT
Airport
Meadow Airstrip Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N25414
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC96LA096
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235N2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
475 total143 in this make and model15 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.

Lost power on 1st takeoff. Aborted, drained water in fuel. Engine again lost power. Hit powerline. Bad fuel source.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON 1ST TAKEOFF. ABORTED, DRAINED WATER IN FUEL. ENGINE AGAIN LOST POWER. HIT POWERLINE. BAD FUEL SOURCE.

NTSB investigation

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