- Date
- February 4, 1986, 09:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place
- Naugatuck, CT
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6007GCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860204005099A
- Case key
- 30297
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A student pilot preflighted Cessna 150, departed the airport and performed a few touch and go landings before leaving the area and following the merrit parkway in Connecticut. The pilot stated that the engine was not running smooth. The pilot landed at cross roads airport and a mechanic cheked engine. The mechanic said it was probably carb ice. However, after taking off again, the engine continued to run rough. When the engine finally quit, the pilot attempted a landing on a school tennis court. The pilot stated to a policeman that he ran out of fuel. Examination of the aircraft showed approximately 1.5 quarts of fuel remaining in both tanks. The pilot had no known solo experience and further stated that this flight was not authorized by any flight instructor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6007G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071507
- Airframe hours
- 3,880
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert D. Penrod
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 12, 1985 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- HFD · Hartford, CT
- Destination
- MMK · Meridan, CT
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7 total · 7 in this make and model · 7 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.