Cessna 172P N99151

Summary

On 20 September 1987 at about 01:17 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N99151, operated by Richmor Aviation, was involved in an accident near Fitchburg, 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.

Date

20 September 1987 at 01:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Fitchburg Muni (FIT)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N99151

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Richmor Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Saratoga Spring → Fitchburg

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC87LA261

2 people were seriously injured.

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

DRG ARRIVAL, THE PLT WAS CLRD FOR AN NDB-A APCH TO FITCHBURG MUNI ARPT. THE NDB WAS LOCATED ON THE ARPT & THE ARPT ELEV WAS 350'. THE MIN DSCNT ALT (MDA) WAS 1140' MSL. THE APCH PROCEDURE WAS TO GO OUTBND FM THE NDB ON A 137 DEG BEARING, MAKE A PROCEDURE TURN, THEN TRACK INBND ON A FINAL APCH COURSE OF 317 DEG. THE MISSED APCH PROCEDURE WAS TO MAKE A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TO 2500', DIRECT TO THE NDB, THEN HOLD. THE PLT BEGAN THE APCH & THOUGHT HE HAD PROCEEDED TO THE MISSED APCH POINT OVER THE ARPT WHEN THE ACDNT OCCURRED. HOWEVER, THE ACFT CRASHED IN THE SIDE OF A TREE COVERED HILL, APRX 2-1/2 MI SOUTHWEST OF THE ARPT, WHILE IN LVL FLT AT APRX 1150' MSL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.