# NTSB NYC80FNE21: Cessna 150G, N8345J, Franklin, CT, July 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1980
- Place: Franklin, CT · FRANKLIN, CT
- Location: 41.6090° N, 72.1459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6090&lon=-72.1459&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNE21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3482   80/7/5    FRANKLIN,CT         CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1859
        TIME - 1130                    N8345J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKLIN,CT                 WOODSTOCK,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- TKOF FM MOWED HAY FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8345J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8345J-1983-09-24), registration cancelled 1983-09-24, S/N 15066245 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800705023689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705023689A), Jul 5, 1980: Cessna 150G, Franklin, CT, Substantial damage. Pilot made precautionary landing due to rough engine. Crashed when attempting takeoff from unimproved farm field.

## Other investigations on N8345J (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC68D0426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0426), Apr 2, 1968: Cessna 150 (N8345J), Thompson, CT, substantial damage

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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