- Date
- April 16, 1988, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Windham, CT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7504GCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880416009499A
- Case key
- 36136
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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.
Analysis
The pilot took off and flew a short pattern around the airport. The pilot stated that on descent from 1200 feet strong winds started pushing the aircraft and he was losing control. The aircraft bounced and he decided to go around. However, on climb out the aircraft would not gain altitude and collided with trees at the end of the runway. The aircraft cartwheeled and impacted the ground. Two witnesses said the aircraft touched down over 1/2 way down the 2,800 foot long runway on its nose wheel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7504G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074673
- Airframe hours
- 3,600
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wayne Mullen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1987
- Airport
- 5BO · Windham, runway 36, 2,800 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 596 total · 252 in this make and model · 511 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 35 knots, gusting 50
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.