ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379585
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| Date: | Monday 7 May 1984 |
| Time: | 15:48 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Nassau Flyers, Inc. |
| Registration: | N25369 |
| MSN: | 15280619 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | No.stonington, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Albany, NY (KALB) |
| No.central, RI (KSFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON A X-COUNTRY FLT, THE STUDENT PLT BECAME LOST & HIS FUEL SUPPLY BECAME LOW. HE HAD DIFFICULTY CONTACTING A GROUND STATION, BUT FINALLY DID SO AFTER RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER PLTS. HE WAS REQUESTED TO SQUAWK 7700 ON HIS TRANSPONDER, BUT THE GROUND STATION COULD NOT RECEIVE THE TRANSPONDER REPLY. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH WHILE THE GAGES WERE INDICATING THE FUEL TANKS WERE 1/4 FULL. HE ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING; HOWEVER, WHEN HE WAS ON A DOWNWIND TO LAND, THE ENG LOST POWER & HE WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A DIFFERENT FIELD. WHILE ON THE LANDING ROLL ON MUDDY TERRAIN, THE ACFT WAS HEADED TOWARD SOME FARM EQUIPMENT. THE PLT APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING TRACTORS & THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC84LA161
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 07:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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