ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372116
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 September 1987 |
| Time: | 18:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Reilly Resources |
| Registration: | N93193 |
| MSN: | 15285437 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2295 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bridgeport, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KBDR) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT OF CESSNA 152, N93193, TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF WITH THE INTENTIONS OF USING RWY 24. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, A NAVY H-53 (SIKORSKY) HELICOPTER ENTERED A PATTERN TO LAND ON RWY 24. WITH THE HEAVY HELICOPTER APCHG TO LAND, THE CESSNA PLT ACCEPTED AN OFFER TO TAKEOFF ON RWY 29, BUT WAS TOLD TO REMAIN CLEAR OF RWY 24. THE PLT WAS CLEARED TO TAKEOFF ON RWY 29, THEN WAS GIVEN AN EXPLANATION THAT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A 3 MIN HOLD FOR WAKE TURBULENCE BEHIND THE HELICOPTER. THE CESSNA PLT TAXIED TO A TAKEOFF PSN ON RWY 29 BY PROCEEDING ONTO THE EDGE OF RWY 24, THEN TURNING ONTO RWY 29 AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE 2 RWYS. THE CESSNA PLT STOPPED & HELD ON RWY 29, WITH THE TAIL OF HIS ACFT NEAR THE RIGHT EDGE OF RWY 24. THE H-53 WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 24, BEHIND THE CESSNA. THE CESSNA PLT CONTD TO HOLD NEAR RWY 24. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CESSNA WAS OVERTURNED BY DOWNWASH FROM THE HEAVY HELICOPTER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC87LA266
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 August 2003 | N93193 | Aeromax Inc. | 0 | Ocala, Florida | |
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| 26-Mar-2024 13:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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