- Date
- May 11, 1987, 21:30 local (May 12, 1987, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Stanford, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50682Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870511014609A
- Case key
- 30646
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During enroute flight from rock island, providence to lincoln park, an engine power loss was experienced. In addition the pilot stated that he had become lost and disoriented due to darkness. When the aircraft started to descend, the pilot looked for a spot to land and landed in a softball field. During the landing the acft nose gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50682
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15069483
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Casino Flights
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Providence, RI
- Destination
- Lincoln Park, NJ
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 90 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 0° at 12 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N50682 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.