- Date
- July 14, 1983, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Poestenkill, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N89206Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830714036979A
- Case key
- 35229
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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
Initially, the student plt departed falls river, ma on a solo x-country training flt to albany, NY. However, after opening his flt plan, he experienced radio difficulties. Rather than continue to his original destination, he elected to land at rensselaer county arpt, poestenskill, NY. While landing, the acft floated off the runway & the wheels contacted the grass. Subsequently, the leading edge of the left outboard wing section was damaged. The acft was stopped on the rwy, presumably with only minor damage & no injury to the student. The student called the fixed base operator & was instructed to fly the acft back to falls river. During the subsequent takeoff, the acft went to the left. Reportedly, it continued to the left as it became airborne, contacted brush/trees & was substantially damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89206
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282673
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- John Kavaliauskas
- Registered owner
- Henry Borek
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- Falls River, MA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 5B7 · Rensselaer, runway 36, 2,800 × 60 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 31 total · 31 in this make and model · 14 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- 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.