Cessna 172N N572BA
22 June 2006 · Newry, Maine, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 June 2006 at about 18:10 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N572BA was involved in an accident near Newry, Maine, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newry, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bethel Regional Airport (0B1)
- Coordinates
- 44.4542, -70.8847
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N572BA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bethel → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC06FA154
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to maintain altitude/clearance while maneuvering, which resulted in an impact with trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After boarding three Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets for an orientation flight, the flight instructor of the Cessna 172 executed a takeoff. Once airborne, the airplane made an "immediate" right turn directly towards a mountain. The airplane continued towards the mountain, paralleled the mountain's face, then passed over the mountain and out of sight. The wreckage was located in a heavily wooded area 2,070 feet above sea level. The debris path and impact marks were consistent with a near vertical impact. Also, no preimpact mechanical malfunctions were discovered when the wreckage was examined. The flight instructor had a history of flying low and performing maneuvers bordering on excessive with cadets onboard. The day of the accident and on the flight prior to the accident flight, cadets experienced zero-g maneuvers, along with near vertical climbs and descents with the pilot recovering between 75 to 100 feet above the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2006 | Cessna 172N | Petal, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Dec 2006 | Cessna 172C | Middletown, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2006 | Cessna 172R | Winder, Georgia, United States | The Flight School of Gwinnett | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2006 | Cessna 172S | Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States | King Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2006 | Cessna 172L | Montgomery Twp, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Dec 2006 | Cessna 172 | Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2006 | Theordore Jankowski RANS S-12 | Caribou, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2006 | Cessna 180F | Greenville, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2006 | Cessna 305A | Seboeis, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2006 | Worcester Everett RENEGADE II | Orneville, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2006 | Cessna 206F | Matinicus Islnd, Maine, United States | Waters Aero-Marine | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2006 | Piper PA-12 | Orient, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |