Plane Crash List

Cessna 150G N3601J

9 September 1982 · East Haddam, Connecticut, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 9 September 1982 at about 15:45 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N3601J, operated by Kenneth Meloney, was involved in an accident near East Haddam, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:45
Classification
Accident
Location
East Haddam, Connecticut, United States
Nearest airport
Goodspeed Airport
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 150G
Registration
N3601J
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Kenneth Meloney
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
East Haddam → East Haddam
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC82DA220

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

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 PILOT REPORTED THAT JUST PRIOR TO FLARING, THE AIRCRAFT HAD STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT; THEREFORE, A DECISION WAS MADE TO ABORT THE LANDING. A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED AND FLAP RETRACTION WAS STARTED. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND LANDED IN A SWAMP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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