- Date
- October 29, 1982, 19:07 local (23:07 UTC)
- Place
- Watertown, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1277QCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821029055889A
- Case key
- 72978
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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
The pilot reported that he made two touch-and-go landings at the Watertown, new york intl airport. He then returned to his private airstrip in the local area. While executing a night approach to the private strip he got too low. The pilot stated that he added full power and attempted to climb, but was unable. The aircraft contacted the top of trees, then nosed into the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1277Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072577
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- George Eiss
- Registered owner
- George Eiss
- Departed
- Watertown, NY
- Destination
- Watertown, NY
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 85 total · 80 in this make and model · 85 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.