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NYC86FNC07

1986-08-02 · NASHUA, New Hampshire, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ASH

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE CFI HAD ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO MAKE THE TAKEOFF, WITNESS OBSERVED THE C150 FLYING ABOVE THE RWY AT APPROX 75 TO 100 FT WITH 20 DEGREE FLAPS. OTHER WITNESSES STATED THAT THE NOSE WAS OBSERVED TO PITCH UP THEN THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE ACFT WENT FROM SIGHT BEHIND A ROW OF HANGARS IMPACTING LEFT WING DOWN. BOTH OCCUPANTS REC'D SERIOUS INJURIES. CESSNA AIRCRAFT HAS NOT APPROVED THIS AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFF WITH THIS FLAP SETTING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86FNC07.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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