Cessna 172 N738SA
18 September 1985 · Ware, Massachusetts, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 September 1985 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N738SA, operated by Roberts Aviation, was involved in an accident near Ware, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ware, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N738SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Roberts Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Palmer → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC85LA242
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
THE STUDENT PLT AND CFI WERE PRACTICING FULL STOP NIGHT LANDINGS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WHILE ON FINAL APCH FOR THEFOURTH LANDING, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES 1.7 NM SHORT OF THE RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1985 | Cessna 172 | Boise, Idaho, United States | Billy W COX | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Cessna 172M | Pearland, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1985 | Piper PA28-151 | Chatham, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1985 | Boeing 747-136 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1985 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Yankee Aviation Serivices | No injuries | - |