- Date
- June 27, 1986, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Danbury, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6150QCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860627028329A
- Case key
- 30363
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
Nose over
Analysis
The student pilot was cleared for closed traffic touch and go landings; however, during his acceleration for takeoff, he lost directional control and the aircraft veered left off the runway. Not being able to regain control, the takeoff was aborted. The aircraft's wheel caught in the grass and the aircraft flipped upside down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6150Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285173
- Airframe hours
- 1,930
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Connecticut Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- DXR · Danbury, CT
- Airport
- DXR · Danbury, runway 26, 4,419 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 33 total · 33 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.