- Date
- May 27, 1984, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Stow, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5887GCessna C150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840527019179A
- Case key
- 35664
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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
During the initial takeoff climb at about 400 ft AGL the acft experienced a loss of power. During the emergency descent the eng restarted and ran for aprx 30 seconds before quiting again. The plt perofrmed a forced landing into the pine trees below.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5887G
- Reported as
- Cessna C150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071387
- Airframe hours
- 2,169
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles R. Whittemore
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 6B6 · Stow, MA
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.