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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 1983 | Cessna 150F | Prosser, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1983 | Cessna 150 | Heber City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1983 | Cessna 150F | Garnett, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150J | Glenns Ferry, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Cessna 150 | Iron River, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1983 | Beechcraft SPORT | Bangor, Maine, United States | Roger L. Lathrop | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1983 | Cessna 180H | Greenville, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1983 | Cessna 150 | Eliot, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Great Pond, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1983 | Cessna 152 | Millinocket, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-34-200T | Rangeley, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |