Cessna 152 N93193

Summary

On 29 September 1987 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N93193 was involved in an accident near Bridgeport, Connecticut, 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

29 September 1987 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Bridgeport (BDR)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N93193

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87LA266

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 PLT OF CESSNA 152, N93193, TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF WITH THE INTENTIONS OF USING RWY 24. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, A NAVY H-53 (SIKORSKY) HELICOPTER ENTERED A PATTERN TO LAND ON RWY 24. WITH THE HEAVY HELICOPTER APCHG TO LAND, THE CESSNA PLT ACCEPTED AN OFFER TO TAKEOFF ON RWY 29, BUT WAS TOLD TO REMAIN CLEAR OF RWY 24. THE PLT WAS CLEARED TO TAKEOFF ON RWY 29, THEN WAS GIVEN AN EXPLANATION THAT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A 3 MIN HOLD FOR WAKE TURBULENCE BEHIND THE HELICOPTER. THE CESSNA PLT TAXIED TO A TAKEOFF PSN ON RWY 29 BY PROCEEDING ONTO THE EDGE OF RWY 24, THEN TURNING ONTO RWY 29 AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE 2 RWYS. THE CESSNA PLT STOPPED & HELD ON RWY 29, WITH THE TAIL OF HIS ACFT NEAR THE RIGHT EDGE OF RWY 24. THE H-53 WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 24, BEHIND THE CESSNA. THE CESSNA PLT CONTD TO HOLD NEAR RWY 24. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CESSNA WAS OVERTURNED BY DOWNWASH FROM THE HEAVY HELICOPTER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.