Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N737UG

4 September 1983 · Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 4 September 1983 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N737UG, operated by Fitchburg Colonial Aviation In, was involved in an accident near Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States
Nearest airport
Tew Mac (B09)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N737UG
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Fitchburg Colonial Aviation In
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fitchburg → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC83LA226

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 2 1

Probable cause

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 ACFT HAD JUST COMPLETED A GO-AROUND AND WAS TRYING A 2ND TIME. THE ACFT FLOATED AND BOUNCED UNTIL A GO-AROUND WAS STARTED ABOUT 100 FT BEFORE THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. THE PILOT STALLED OVER A FENCE AND MINIATURE GOLF COURSE. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 100 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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