Aviation Accident Summary NYC84LA272

E. WINDSOR, CT, USA

Aircraft #1

N89980

CESSNA 152II

Analysis

PLT FAILED TO NOTE INOPERATIVE AIRSPEED INDICATOR UNTIL WELL INTO TAKEOFF RUN. WHEN THE DEFECT WAS NOTED, TAKEOFF ABORT PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED BEYOND THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY INTO A ROUGH FIELD AND NOSED OVER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PITOT HEAD WAS PLUGGED WITH DRY MUD.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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