Cessna 152 N49427

Summary

On 3 November 1986 at about 19:40 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N49427 was involved in an accident near Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 November 1986 at 19:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Haverhill (MA04)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N49427

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Portland → Plum Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87LA008

1 person had minor injuries.

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 WAS ON AN APPROVED SOLO X-COUNRTY FLT WHEN HE BECAME LOST. HE ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT AN ARPT 10 SM AWAY FROM HIS ARPT OF INTENDED LANDING. REALIZING HE WAS HIGH ON HIS FIRST APCH, HE MADE A GO-AROUND. WHILE MAKING A 360 DEG TURN WITH FULL POWER AND PARTIAL FLAPS, THE ACFT SETTLED INTO THE RIVER. THE ACFT SANK IN THE RIVER. A WITNESS SAID THE ACFT LOOKED LIKE IT STALLED INTO THE RIVER. WHEN THE ACFT WAS RECOVERED THE THROTTLE WAS FOUND IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION, MIXTURE WAS RICH AND THE CARB HEAT WAS OFF. THE EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.