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Accidents · NTSB NYC86LA209 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Cessna 150 accident near Springfield, Vermont, August 12, 1986

On August 12, 1986 at about 2:00 pm local time, a Cessna 150, registered N6455G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Springfield, Vermont (Hartness State airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
August 12, 1986 · about 2:00 pm local time · cases in 1986
Place
Springfield, Vermont · Hartness State · cases near this airport
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Cessna 150 · all 150s on the register
Registration
N6455G · no longer on the register · serial 15071955
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT DURING TAKEOFF RUN. THE ACFT TRAVELED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY INTO TALL GRASS AND NOSED OVER. THE PLT STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL INADVERTENTLY INSTEAD OF THE RUDDER.

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

Pilot

  • Flight time: 308 hours in all; 250 in this make and model; 14 in the last 90 days; 274 as pilot in command
  • Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
  • Seat: left

The aircraft

  • Airframe total time: 4,712 hours
  • Last inspection: annual inspection, July 3, 1986
  • Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
  • Seats: 2
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total

The flight

  • Departed from: Springfield VT at 2:00 pm
  • Destination: Jamaica VT
  • Flight plan: none
  • Runway 23, 5,500 ft by 100 ft

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Visibility: 50 statute miles
  • Sky: not recorded at 5,000 ft; scat at 5,000 ft
  • Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1
Passengers1

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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