# NTSB NYC83FNA01: Cessna 150L, N1433Q, Marstons Mills, MA, December 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: December 2, 1982, 15:42 local (20:42 UTC)
- Place: Marstons Mills, MA
- Location: 41.6562° N, 70.4161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marstons Mills, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6562&lon=-70.4161&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83FNA01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71598/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNA01

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,oil - contamination
  - maintenance - inadequate, other maintenance personnel
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO CLIMB AT A STEEP ANGLE TO 150-200 FT & THEN ENTER A SPIN. THE OWNER/PLT HAD JUST FINISHED INSTALLING STALL FENCES AS PART OF A STOL KIT THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT SHOWED A PARTIAL INSTALLATION OF THE STOL KIT WHICH INCLUDES LEADING EDGE CUFFS, STALL FENCES, AILERON SEALS & WING TIPS. ACCORDING TO THE FBO THE CUFFS WERE INSTALLED ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STALL WARINING TRANSMITTER & AIR VENTS HADNOT BEEN INSTALLED. APPROXIMATELY 80 POUNDS OF TOOLS, CLOTHING, BED & CAMPING EQUIPMENT WERE FOUND IN THE BAGGAGE AREA. DURING ENG TEAR-DOWN THE DRAIN OIL WAS FOUND DIRTY & FELT GRITTY. THE OIL SCREEN & HOUSING CONTAINED METAL FLAKES, CARBON & SAND PARTICLES, & LINT. THE CAMSHAFT & CRANKSHAFT JOURNALS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SCRATCHES & SCORE MARKS. THE #4 PISTON HAD A BROKEN OIL RING, APPROXIMATELY 1/5 OF IT WAS MISSING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1433Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1433Q-2015-04-28), registration cancelled 2015-04-28, S/N 15072733, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15072733
- Airframe hours: 4056
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ronald C. Armeson
- Registered owner: Ronald C. Armeson
- Departed: MARSTONS MILLS, MA
- Destination: HYANNIS, MA
- Airport: Cape Cod, runway 9, 2,580 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,190 total, 1,025 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 5 knots

## 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 19821202061729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821202061729A), Dec 2, 1982: Cessna 150L, Marstons Mills, MA, Substantial damage. Stalled on takeoff climb and spun in. Pilot had installed stol kit. Engine showed poor maintenance.

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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