Cessna 172RG N5281U
3 December 1985 · Mt. Lafayette, New Hampshire, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 December 1985 at about 13:35 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N5281U, operated by ACE Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Mt. Lafayette, New Hampshire, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 13:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mt. Lafayette, New Hampshire, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG
- Registration
- N5281U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- ACE Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Portland → Lyndonville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC86LA046
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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, WHILE IN CRUISE FLT EN ROUTE TO LYNDONVILLE, VT, ENCOUNTERED A SEVERED DOWNDRAFT AND THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO PENETRATE OR CLIMB OUT OF THE DESCENT. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND UNTIL IMPACT WITH A MOUNTAIN OCCURRED. THE ACFT CONTACTED THE TERRAIN AT CLIMB POWER AND ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1985 | Cessna 172 | Boise, Idaho, United States | Billy W COX | No injuries | - |
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| 5 Oct 1985 | Cessna 172 | Guilford, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1985 | Cessna 172N | Mt Carmel, Illinois, United States | Frank J. Altadonna | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172G | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna 172 | Spanaway, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 1985 | Cessna 140 | Newport, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1985 | Piper PA-32-260 | East Swanzey, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-31-350 | Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States | Ladco, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Apr 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | No. Hampton, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-34-200T | Hopkinton, New Hampshire, United States | Gabriel Wynters | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 May 1985 | Cessna 180J | Hooksett, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |