# NTSB NYC86FNC07: Cessna 150M, N66672, Nashua, NH, August 2, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: August 2, 1986, 17:28 local (21:28 UTC)
- Place: Nashua, NH
- Location: 42.7824° N, 71.5141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOIRE FLD (ASH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7824&lon=-71.5141&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86FNC07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30229/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FNC07

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Abrupt maneuver, climb
  - aircraft performance,climb capability - exceeded
  - performance data - disregarded, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - overconfidence in aircraft's ability, pilot in command(cfi)
  - aircraft handling - improper, dual student (cause)
  - lowering of flaps - improper, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, climb
  - stall - inadvertent, dual student (cause)
  - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE CFI HAD ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO MAKE THE TAKEOFF, WITNESS OBSERVED THE C150 FLYING ABOVE THE RWY AT APPROX 75 TO 100 FT WITH 20 DEGREE FLAPS. OTHER WITNESSES STATED THAT THE NOSE WAS OBSERVED TO PITCH UP THEN THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE ACFT WENT FROM SIGHT BEHIND A ROW OF HANGARS IMPACTING LEFT WING DOWN. BOTH OCCUPANTS REC'D SERIOUS INJURIES. CESSNA AIRCRAFT HAS NOT APPROVED THIS AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFF WITH THIS FLAP SETTING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66672](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66672-1989-10-25), registration cancelled 1989-10-25, S/N 15076198 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15076198
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Robert R. Levesque
- Registered owner: Raymond J. Descheneaux
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 12, 1986, 83 hours before
- Departed: ASH, NASHUA, NH
- Airport: ASH, Boire Field, runway 14, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 3,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 850 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860802037029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860802037029A), Aug 2, 1986: Cessna 150M, Nashua, NH, Destroyed. The aircraft climbed steeply on a touch and go, entered a spin and impacted the ground.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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