# NTSB NYC67F0444: Cessna 150, N5558E, Broadbrook, CT, December 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1966
- Place: Broadbrook, CT · BROADBROOK, CT
- Location: 41.9112° N, 72.5411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broad Brook, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9112&lon=-72.5411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0444
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0444

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5558E), registered now, S/N 17058 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skylark Airpark

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.

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