# NTSB NYC82DA023: Cessna 150M, N704KE, Swanton, VT, January 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: January 16, 1982, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Swanton, VT
- Location: 44.9245° N, 73.1194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swanton, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9245&lon=-73.1194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72771
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA023
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72771/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA023

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, go-around (vfr)
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel system,carburetor - ice (cause)
- Forced landing, landing
- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED AND POWER WAS RESTORED. HE FLEW THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDED, AND THEN HE MADE ANOTHER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND A FULL RUN-UP. DURING A SECOND TAKEOFF, HE ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, AND THEN HE TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT FOR A DOWNWIND LANDING. HOWEVER, HE OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND APPLIED POWER. ENGINE POWER WAS RESTORED FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE AND THEN DROPPED TO ABOUT 1200 RPM. CARBURETOR HEAR WAS APPLIED, BUT THE POWER COULD NOT BE RESTORED. AT THE TIME, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW OVER A WOODED AREA. IT CONTINUED DESCENT INTO THE TREES AND CRASHED. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 22 DEGREES, BUT THE DEW POINT WAS UNKNOWN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704KE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704KE-1984-10-23), registration cancelled 1984-10-23, S/N 15078665 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15078665
- Airframe hours: 720
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Lawrence Bovat
- Registered owner: Lawrence Bovat
- Departed: 1B7, SWANTON, VT
- Destination: 1B7, SWANTON, VT
- Airport: 1B7, Franklin County, runway 1, 3,000 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 540 total, 482 in this make and model, 505 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 72 °F

## 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 19820116001219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820116001219A), Jan 16, 1982: Cessna 150M, Swanton, VT, Substantial damage. Engine quit during climbout after takeoff. Crash occurred during attempted landing.

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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