- Date
- October 27, 1985, 16:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Bangor, ME
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N69127Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851027054219A
- Case key
- 30256
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft experienced and eng pwr loss on the return leg of a x-country solo instructional flt. Carb heat was applied and Bangor apch control was notified of the eng problem. The plts attempts to restart the eng failed and a landing was made in a fld where the acft contacted a ditch and nosed over. Examination of the acft showed one gallon plus one quart of fuel remaining in the acft. Unuseable fuel for the acft is listed as 1.5 gallons.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69127
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282502
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Central Maine Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1985 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- Concord, ME
- Destination
- Old Town, ME
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 33 total · 29 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.