- Date
- December 23, 1966
- Place
- Broadbrook, CT · BROADBROOK, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5558ECessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178761
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4216 66/12/23 BROADBROOK CONN CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 19 TOTAL TIME - 1105 N5558E PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK AIRPARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- DIRT AND SNOW FOUND IN CARBURETOR HEAT BOX AND SCREEN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5558E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skylark Airpark
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