Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
N. Stonington, Connecticut 06359
Friday, May 20, 1983 15:12 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING A GO-AROUND AT NIGHT FOLLOWING A DOWNWIND PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. DURING THE FLT THE PLT HAD NOTED THE FUEL GAUGES AT LOW READINGS AND SAID HE SUSPECTED A 'FUEL LEAK'. HE MADE RADIO CALLS TO TRY TO GO TO AN ARPT BEFORE FUEL EXHAUSTION. SHORTLY AFTER RADIO CONTACT WAS MADE COMMUNICATIONS WERE LOST AND AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. THE PLT DESCENDED BELOW THE CLOUDS. HE ABANDONED ONE APPROACH BECAUSE THE FIELD LOOKED 'SHORT AND SOGGY.' THE NEXT APPROACH TO ANOTHER FIELD WAS MISSED HE SAID BECAUSE OF A TAILWIND. DURING GO-AROUND THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT SHOWED THE ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKERPOPPED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REMOVED AND TESTED. IT PRODUCED A VOLTAGE INDICATION AT 700 RPMS TO 4500 RPMS. MAXIMUM VOLTAGE WAS 30 VOLTS. THE LOW VOLTAGE LIGHT BULB WAS INCORRECT AND THE WIRING WAS DISCONNECTED. THE WEATHER AT ACCIDENT TIME WAS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 5/20/1983 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1512 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | N. STONINGTON |
| Event State | CONNECTICUT |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 06359 |
| Event Date Year | 1983 |
| Event Date Month | 5 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Unknown |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1518 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 270 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | GON |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 10 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 8 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 500 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 1 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -14 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 220 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 12 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Moderate |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 5 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | 2 |
| Injury Total All | 7 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 3123 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | 0 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 24998 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 9:15AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N4980G |
| NTSB Number | NYC83FA122 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 172N |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 172N |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 17273527 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2200 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Mar 17 1983 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 74 |
| Airframe Hours | 830 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | WHITENY BOWLES DBA |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 7711 SOUTHEAST 39TH ST. |
| Aircraft Owner City | MERCER ISLAND |
| Aircraft Owner State | WA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 98040 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | COASTAL AIR SERVICES, INC. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | GROTON-NEW LONDON AIRPORT |
| Operator City | GROTON |
| Operator State | CT |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Non-scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | ACK |
| Departure City | NANTUCKET |
| Departure State | MA |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1345 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | GON |
| Destination City | GROTON |
| Destination State | CT |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:36AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |