# NTSB NYC83LA057: Cessna 152, N6279P, Danbury, CT, January 28, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 28, 1983, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA057
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35147/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA057

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT WAS TAKING OFF ON RWY 08 WITH A WIND FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 11 KTS. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS APRX 100 FT INTO THE TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6279P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6279P), registered now, S/N 15284994, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2071835
- Airframe hours: 8829
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Connecticut Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 28, 1982, 75 hours before
- Departed: DXR
- Airport: DXR, Danbury, runway 8, 4,419 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 17; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 11 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19830128001819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830128001819A), Jan 28, 1983: Cessna 152, Danbury, CT, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on the initial takeoff roll. Airplane ran off the runway into a snowbank.

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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