- Date
- July 31, 1982, 21:00 local (Aug 1, 1982, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- West Brattlebor, VT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N17135Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820731038649A
- Case key
- 72997
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
At 2036 the plt contacted bradley approach control (a/c) on freq 121.5 & stated he was lost, at an altitude of 4,000 ft & in "almost IFR weather." Since the acft was not transponder equipped a/c had the plt use VOR orientation procedures to determine his position. At 2040 the plt stated he was solid IFR. The plt was given headings to a VOR where VFR conditions prevailed. At 2059 the plt declined an a/c suggestion to climb up on top of the overcast. The plt's blood alcohol level was 54 mg%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17135
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15073634
- Airframe hours
- 5,826
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- J. Kenneth Forester
- Registered owner
- J. Kenneth Forester
- Departed
- C · Teterboro, NJ
- Destination
- C · Lebanon, NH
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 53 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Dusk
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.