NYC80FA047

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Searsport, ME · June 18, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 18, 1980
Place
Searsport, ME · SEARSPORT, ME
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2930SCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report October 6, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
130443

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1996  80/6/18    SEARSPORT,ME        CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36,
        TIME - 0935                    N2930S              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  36 TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELFAST,ME                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           COPILOT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       53
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          160                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TOX EXAM REVEALED PRESENCE OF METOBOLITE OF COCAINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2930S
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.