# NTSB NYC81FNE14: Cessna 152, N65585, Canaan, CT, March 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1981
- Place: Canaan, CT · CANAAN, CT
- Location: 42.0401° N, 73.3329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canaan, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0401&lon=-73.3329&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FNE14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1401  81/3/28    CANAAN,CT           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N65585              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANAAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANAAN,CT                   GREAT BARRINGTON,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED AFT DRIFTING OFF RWY TOWARD 15FT DIRT PILE ABEAM 2000FT MARKER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65585](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65585-2018-10-02), registration cancelled 2018-10-02, S/N 15281635, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Canaan

## 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 19810328012789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810328012789A), Mar 28, 1981: Cessna 152, Canaan, CT, Substantial damage. Drifted off runway alignment on takeoff. Aborted, landed adjacent runway. Airplane nosed over.

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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