# NTSB NYC82DA220: Cessna 150G, N3601J, East Haddam, CT, September 9, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: September 9, 1982, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place: East Haddam, CT
- Location: 41.4532° N, 72.4612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Haddam, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4532&lon=-72.4612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA220
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70541/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA220

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - aborted landing - initiated, pilot in command
  - raising of flaps - initiated, pilot in command
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT JUST PRIOR TO FLARING, THE AIRCRAFT HAD STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT; THEREFORE, A DECISION WAS MADE TO ABORT THE LANDING. A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED AND FLAP RETRACTION WAS STARTED. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND LANDED IN A SWAMP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3601J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3601J-1990-08-14), registration cancelled 1990-08-14, S/N 15064901 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 150-64901
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Kenneth Meloney
- Registered owner: Kenneth Meloney
- Departed: EAST HADDAM, CT
- Destination: EAST HADDAM, CT
- Airport: Goodspeed Airport, runway 32, 2,118 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 19820909044919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820909044919A), Sep 9, 1982: Cessna 150G, East Haddan, CT, Substantial damage. Student stalled aircraft during attempted go-around.

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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