# NTSB NYC86LA159: Cessna 152, N6150Q, Danbury, CT, June 27, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 27, 1986, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA159
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30363/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA159

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285173
- Airframe hours: 1930
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860627028329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860627028329A), Jun 27, 1986: Cessna 152, Danbury, CT, Substantial damage. The student encountered control problems and aborted the takeoff. The aircraft veered off the runway and flipped.

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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