- Date
- April 1, 1971
- Place
- Ansonia, CT · ANSONIA, CT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9330ACessna 195
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160793
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1990 71/4/1 ANSONIA,CONN CESSNA 195 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 121 TIME - 1310 N9330A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANSONIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANSONIA,CONN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENG COUGHED TWICE AT LIFTOFF,ABORTED.3-OZ FUEL DRAINED FROM CARB BOWL-85PCT WATER,15PCT FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9330A
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ansonia
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