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Cessna 150M N8795U

18 December 1983 · Belfast, Maine, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 December 1983 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N8795U was involved in an accident near Belfast, Maine, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Belfast, Maine, United States
Nearest airport
Belfast (3B7)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 150M
Registration
N8795U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Belfast → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC84LA056

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF AND LANDED IN THE TREES. THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLT. THE LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED AT ABOUT 700 FT. AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON AN OLD CLOSED RWY FAILED AND THE PLT TRIED TO GO AROUND BUT THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY AND A LANDING IN TREES RESULTED. DURING A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE GASOLATOR WAS 1/3 FULL OF WATER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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