NYC84LA216

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna C150 · Marlboro, NJ · June 21, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 21, 1984, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC)
Place
Marlboro, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N66078Cessna C150
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840621070569A
Case key
35689

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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.

OverrunTakeoff - roll/run
Aborted takeoff - delayedPilot in commandCause
Lift-off - not attainedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterOther
Terrain condition - ditch

Analysis

During takeoff the plt said that the power was slow to build and when he tried to rotate at 55 KTS he noticed the RPM AT2300 so he aborted the takeoff. The acft went past the departure end of the rwy into a ditch before stopping.

Aircraft

Registration
N66078
Reported as
Cessna C150
Category
Airplane
Serial number
66078
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Deep Run Repair & Acft Mainten
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
8 · Marlboro, NJ
Airport
2N8 · Marlboro, runway 9, 2,170 × 40 ft, asphalt

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
31
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
77 total · 62 in this make and model · 23 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
10 statute miles
Temperature
84 °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.

Other investigations on N66078 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.