Cessna 172 N80420

Summary

On 24 January 1982 at about 07:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N80420, operated by Deveron Cole, was involved in an accident near Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 January 1982 at 07:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Taunton, Massachusetts, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N80420

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Deveron Cole

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Taunton → Taunton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC82FNA10

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF AT NIGHT ON AN UNSUPERVISED PLEASURE FLIGHT. HIS PASSENGER DID NOT HOLD ANY TYPE OF PILOT CERTIFICATE. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED FOG.HE USED THE NBD FOR ORIENTATION AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. HE REPORTED OBTAINING VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AFTER DESCENDING TO 500 FT, BUT WAS TOO HIGH TO LAND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE STARTED TO MAKE A 360 DEGREE TURN AND DESCEND. HOWEVER, AS HE WAS MAKING THE TURN, HE ENTERED ANOTHER FOG BANK, BECAME DISORIENTED, AND CRASHED INTO TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.