Event NYC83LA116

1983-05-18 SO. BETHLEHEM, New York, United States Airport · 4B0 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N3138X

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 150G

Year of manufacture

1966 · 17 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19660706

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A3557C

Registrant of record

BOARDMAN THOMAS M

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3138X Cessna 150G None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. THE STUDENT TRIED TO ABORT A TAKEOFF WHEN THE ACFT STARTED TO SWERVE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO CORRECT BUT HAD DIFFICULTY BECAUSE OF THE STUDENTS INPUT TO THE POWER. THE ACFT SETTLED INTO STANDING WATER IN A GRASSY AREA AND GROUND-LOOPED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA116.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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