Cessna 152 N5171B
21 January 1987 · Orange, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 January 1987 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5171B, operated by Fern's Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Orange, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Orange, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Orange (ORE)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N5171B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fern's Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Concord → Orange
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC87LA062
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
PILOT WAS LANDING AFTER A CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COLLIDE NOSE FIRST WITH A SNOW BANK. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SWUNG THE RIGHT WING AROUND INTO THE SNOW, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Caney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1987 | Cessna 152 | Lewisburg, Kentucky, United States | Omni Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Hudson, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1987 | Cessna 152 | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | Jet Away of Lawton | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1987 | Cessna 152 | Marine City, Michigan, United States | Marine City Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | Tremonton, Utah, United States | Professional Flight Services | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 4 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | N. Andover, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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