- Date
- June 26, 1983, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hackensack, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N10049Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830626045349A
- Case key
- 35056
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Analysis
According to the student's flt instructor (CFI), he (the CFI) had informed ground control that the student was going to be on his 1st solo flt & was going to fly once around the pattern. Reportedly, this radio call was made before the CFI deplaned after dual instruction. The student thought that the cfi's advisory would be coordinated with local control. Therefore, he did not advise that he was a student plt on his initial call for takeoff clearance. After takeoff, the student was advised to remain outside the control zone, due to numerous inbound acft. He departed for a time. Subsequently, he was cleared to report overhead to enter a downwind, but reportedly, he did not call until on a downwind. On base, he made a 360 deg turn to avoid a possible conflict with other traffic without contacting the tower. While maneuvering, the acft entered a stall/spin. The student recovered aprx 150 ft AGL, then attempted to land on a road. To avoid cars, he turned away, but collided with a power line pole.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10049
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074760
- Airframe hours
- 4,157
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J. Kenneth Forester
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 12, 1983 · 83 hours before
- Departed
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Airport
- TEB · Teterboro, runway 24, 6,015 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11 total · 11 in this make and model · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EWR, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.