- Date
- February 8, 1980
- Place
- Waterford, CT · WATERFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N61085Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800208003089A
- Case key
- 131774
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0191 80/2/8 WATERFORD,CT CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1915 N61085 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 35, 650 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 351 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLINTON,MD WATERFORD,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 4GAL FUEL FOUND IN ACFT,MANUAL STATES O.5GAL OF TOTAL 26GAL UNUSABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61085
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N61085Registration cancelled Oct 29, 2014 · Cessna 150JAirframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.