Cessna 172G N56BC
14 August 2002 · Sangerville, Maine, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 14 August 2002 at about 23:25 local time, a Cessna 172G registered N56BC was involved in an accident near Sangerville, Maine, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sangerville, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Airstrip (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 45.1667, -69.4167
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172G
- Registration
- N56BC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Concord → Sangerville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC02LA165
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot made an approach to a private airstrip, but felt he would land too long. He initiated a go-around, but the airplane stalled and subsequently impacted the ground between two trees. The airplane came to rest nose-down, with the tail sticking up almost vertically.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2002 | Cessna 172F | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2002 | Cessna 172P | Lutz, Florida, United States | Troy Mason Heidel | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Cessna 172RG | Del Mar, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2002 | Cessna 172Q | Fruitland, Utah, United States | Wings of Denver | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2002 | Cessna 172K | Clarkston, Washington, United States | Huck, Barry P. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2002 | Cessna 172H | Weed, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2002 | Paiement RANS S-12 | Mercer, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2002 | Piper PA-11S | Palermo, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 2002 | Cessna 208B | Waterville, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2002 | Smith KITFOX CLASSIC IV | Limerick, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 2002 | Cessna U206F | Matinicus, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2002 | Cessna 525A | Dexter, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |