Cessna C-172N N3043E
22 November 1980 · Sterling, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 November 1980 at about 08:55 local time, a Cessna C-172N registered N3043E, operated by Sterling Flyin, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sterling, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sterling, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sterling
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-172N
- Registration
- N3043E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sterling Flyin
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3652
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
PLT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO SOLO THE DAY BEFORE BECAUSE OF INCONSISTENCY IN XWIND LNDG, NO ADDTL DUAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1983 | Cessna C-172N | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Apr 1991 | Cessna C-172N | Ellensburg, Washington, United States | Interwest Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1991 | Cessna C-172N | Alabaster, Alabama, United States | Teleunion Corp. | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Oct 1991 | Cessna C-172N | Palo Alto, California, United States | Air One | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1993 | Cessna C-172N | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | Idaho Falls AV Center | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 2006 | Cessna C-172N | Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |