Cessna 152 N303DW

Summary

On 24 February 1986 at about 22:10 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N303DW, operated by Davidson Flight Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Nashua, New Hampshire, 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.

Date

24 February 1986 at 22:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Boire Field (ASH)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N303DW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Davidson Flight Service, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC86LA078

Nobody was injured.

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 STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT BOIRE FIELD WHEN HE APPLIED POWER TO TAKEOFF, HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE FLAP CONTROL SETTING. DURING THIS DISTRACTION THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. FULL RIGHT RUDDER WAS USED IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT, HOWEVER THE PLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT IN A SKID. DAMAGED LEFT AND RIGHT WINGTIPS, REAR SPAR OF LEFT AND RIGHT WING, PROPELLER AND SPINNER, DOOR FRAME, RIGHT REAR WINDOW, AND SKIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.