# NTSB NYC68F0506: Cessna 150, N8112S, Mansfield, CT, June 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1968
- Place: Mansfield, CT · MANSFIELD, CT
- Location: 41.7892° N, 72.2287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Mansfield, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7892&lon=-72.2287&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0506
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0506

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1432   68/6/5    MANSFIELD,CONN      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 430
        TIME - 1320                    N8112S              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL TANK DRAIN PLUG FELL OUT DURING RUN UP PRIOR TO TAKE OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8112S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8112S-1971-03-22), registration cancelled 1971-03-22, S/N 15061712 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Windham

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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