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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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