- Date
- August 13, 1984, 13:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- E. Windsor, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N89980Cessna 152II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840813040259A
- Case key
- 35734
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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
Plt failed to note inoperative airspeed indicator until well into takeoff run. When the defect was noted, takeoff abort procedures were performed but the acft continued beyond the airport boundary into a rough field and nosed over. Investigation revealed the pitot head was plugged with dry mud.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89980
- Reported as
- Cessna 152II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282937
- Airframe hours
- 2,116
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Skylark Airpark
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 25, 1984 · 18 hours before
- Airport
- 7B6 · Skylark Airpark, runway 28, 2,642 × 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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 610 total · 51 in this make and model · 466 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °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.