- Date
- May 17, 1983, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Waterford, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N11234Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830517025399A
- Case key
- 35183
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft experienced a power loss shortly after takeoff and collided with a tree during the forced landing. Before the flight the only fuel check described was looking at the fuel gauges which indicated one quarter to one third full. During takeoff at about 100 feet AGL the engine quit. To avoid powerlines the pilot made a flat skidding turn, the engine started and ran a few seconds. The pilot stated that with throttle pumping the engine started a 2nd time and again quit. The acft hit a tree but the pilot maintained control and landed downhill. The acft nosed over and came to rest inverted near a dirt road.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11234
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075269
- Airframe hours
- 2,331
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Groton Navy Flying, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 7, 1983 · 56 hours before
- Airport
- 7B8 · New London, runway 33, 1,900 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,120 total · 22 in this make and model · 12,000 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.