# Accident 19960505011989A: Cessna 152, Burlington, CT, May 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1996, 10:17 local time
- Place: Burlington, CT
- Airport: Meadow Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7693° N, 72.9645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7693&lon=-72.9645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25414, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25414-1998-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 143 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960505011989A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC96LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA096), May 5, 1996: Cessna 152 (N25414), Harwinton, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the operator's failure to eliminate water-contaminated fuel from the airplane, which resulted in the loss of engine power and collision with an obstacle during the forced landing. Also causal was an…

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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