# NTSB NYC76AN073: Cessna 150, N248Q, Bridgeport, CT, February 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1976
- Place: Bridgeport, CT · BRIDGEPORT, CT
- Location: 41.1874° N, 73.1958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1874&lon=-73.1958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0255   76/2/4  NR.BRIDGEPORT,CT      CESSNA 150          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 6000
        TIME - 0908                    N248Q               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IGOR I SIKORSKY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- MAYDAY RCVD FM ACFT,4 MILES FM CONNECTICUT SHORE.RECOVERY DATE 4/18/76.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N248Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N248Q-1976-05-17), registration cancelled 1976-05-17, S/N 15066807 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Igor I Sikorsky

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760204005119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760204005119A), Feb 4, 1976: Cessna 150G, Bridgeport, CT. Mayday rcvd fm acft,4 miles fm Connecticut shore. Recovery date 4/18/76.

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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