- Date
- February 2, 1987, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Washington, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N757TZCessna 152C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870202001549A
- Case key
- 30593
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flight departed newport state airport, newport, rhode island on a student solo cross country enroute to waterbury, Connecticut. While over Washington, Connecticut, the aircraft began losing rpms and altitude. The acft was substantially damaged during the ensuing forced lndg. A check of fuel tanks indicated the right one was empty and the left one was approx 1/8TH full.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757TZ
- Reported as
- Cessna 152C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280003
- Airframe hours
- 4,193
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Newport Airways
- Registered owner
- Newport Airways, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 3, 1986 · 4,193 hours before
- Departed
- Newport, RI
- Destination
- XC · Waterbury, 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
- 52
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 41 total · 41 in this make and model · 18 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.