Aviation accident NYC89LA050

Name: aviation accident: CESSNA 150 near LYME (1988-12-16)
Start: 1988-12-16
Location: LYME, CT, USA

SERS · CESSNA 150 · 1988-12-16 · LYME, CT, USA

Event

NTSB number: NYC89LA050
Event ID: 20001213X27497
Type: Accident
Date: 1988-12-16
Location: LYME, CT, USA

Injuries

Highest injury: SERS
Fatal: 0
Serious: 1
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: CESSNA
Model: 150
Registration: N63136
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING; THE STUDENT PILOT BECAME LOST AND RAN OUT OF FUEL. DURING THE LANDING HE MISJUDGED DISTANCE, ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED AND OVERRAN THE FIELD COLLIDING WITH TREES.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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