What happened
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(-23) Wreckage of a Cessna 152, N757NU, was found on a Private grass strip on 75 rocky hollow road, north Stonington,Connecticut. The pilot was found fatally injured approx. 36 feet away from the airplane. According to the medical examiner an estimate time of death is 3 to 10 days from time of accident discovery. The airplane was found in an upright position partially on top of the stone fence facing conncecticut state property on a magnetic heading of 40 degrees. The airplane was substantially damaged. (.4)while landing on a 1,600 foot-long, 50 foot-wide Private airstrip owned by the pilot, the airplane's left wing contacted trees 10 to 15 feet above the ground, on the left side of the runway. The airplane then struck and came to rest on a stone wall. The pilot retired as an airline pilot with over 21,000 hours of total flight experience, in June 1991. He reported no flight time accumulated in the six months prior to his most recent FAA medical certificate which was issued on November 11, 1999. The medical certificate issued to the pilot prior to November 1999, was in March 1993. The pilot also owned the airplane, which had been operated about 26 hours since it's most recent annual inspection, which was performed on October 23, 1991. Examination of the wreckage did not revealed any pre-impact failures of the airframe or engine.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WRECKAGE OF A CESSNA 152, N757NU, WAS FOUND ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP ON 75 ROCKY HOLLOW ROAD, NORTH STONINGTON,CONNECTICUT. THE PILOT WAS FOUND FATALLY INJURED APPROX. 36 FEET AWAY FROM THE AIRPLANE. ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER AN ESTIMATE TIME OF DEATH IS 3 TO 10 DAYS FROM TIME OF ACCIDENT DISCOVERY. THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION PARTIALLY ON TOP OF THE STONE FENCE FACING CONNCECTICUT STATE PROPERTY ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 40 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (.4)WHILE LANDING ON A 1,600 FOOT-LONG, 50 FOOT-WIDE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP OWNED BY THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING CONTACTED TREES 10 TO 15 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN STRUCK AND CAME TO REST ON A STONE WALL. THE PILOT RETIRED AS AN AIRLINE PILOT WITH OVER 21,000 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, IN JUNE 1991. HE REPORTED NO FLIGHT TIME ACCUMULATED IN THE SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO HIS MOST RECENT FAA MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WHICH WAS ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 11, 1999. THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO THE PILOT PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 1999, WAS IN MARCH 1993. THE PILOT ALSO OWNED THE AIRPLANE, WHICH HAD BEEN OPERATED ABOUT 26 HOURS SINCE IT'S MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION, WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 23, 1991. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEALED ANY PRE-IMPACT FAILURES OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
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