# NTSB NYC87LA054: Cessna 152, N94336, Fairfax, VT, December 30, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 30, 1986, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Fairfax, VT
- Location: 44.6713° N, 73.0093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfax, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6713&lon=-73.0093&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA054
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30575/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA054

## Sequence of events

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

- Miscellaneous/other, maneuvering
  - emergency procedure - intentional, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## Analysis

THE CFI REPORTED THAT HE HAD INITIATED A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE FOR THE STUDENT. THE STUDENT RESPONDED PROPERLY TO THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY AND LINED THE ACFT UP ON AN APCH TO A FIELD. AT 200 FT AGL, THE STUDENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO-AROUND AT WHICH TIME FULL POWER WAS APPLIED AND CARB HEAT WAS REMOVED. FLAPS WERE RAISED TO THE TAKEOFF SETTING AND THE ACFT STABILIZED BUT WOULD NOT CLIMB. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER IT STALLED AND SPUN INTO THE FIELD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94336](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94336-1988-03-08), registration cancelled 1988-03-08, S/N 15285651 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285651
- Airframe hours: 1796
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-N2C 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Montair Flight Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 11, 1986

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 1,153 total, 970 in this make and model, 1,020 as pilot in command, 58 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 19861230069909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861230069909A), Dec 30, 1986: Cessna 152, Fairfax, VT, Destroyed. Too low and too slow on a simulated forced landing. Unable to clear trees as the CFI tookover. Stalled and crashed.

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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