Cessna 152 N89206

Summary

On 14 July 1983 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N89206, operated by John Kavaliauskas, was involved in an accident near Poestenkill, New York, 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

14 July 1983 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Poestenkill, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Rensselaer (5B7)

Coordinates

42.6903, -73.5608

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N89206

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John Kavaliauskas

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Falls River

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC83LA177

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

INITIALLY, THE STUDENT PLT DEPARTED FALLS RIVER, MA ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY TRAINING FLT TO ALBANY, NY. HOWEVER, AFTER OPENING HIS FLT PLAN, HE EXPERIENCED RADIO DIFFICULTIES. RATHER THAN CONTINUE TO HIS ORIGINAL DESTINATION, HE ELECTED TO LAND AT RENSSELAER COUNTY ARPT, POESTENSKILL, NY. WHILE LANDING, THE ACFT FLOATED OFF THE RUNWAY & THE WHEELS CONTACTED THE GRASS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT OUTBOARD WING SECTION WAS DAMAGED. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED ON THE RWY, PRESUMABLY WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE & NO INJURY TO THE STUDENT. THE STUDENT CALLED THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR & WAS INSTRUCTED TO FLY THE ACFT BACK TO FALLS RIVER. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF, THE ACFT WENT TO THE LEFT. REPORTEDLY, IT CONTINUED TO THE LEFT AS IT BECAME AIRBORNE, CONTACTED BRUSH/TREES & WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.