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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Sterling, MA · November 22, 1980

Date
November 22, 1980 · 08:55 local
Place
Sterling, MA
Airport
Sterling
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3043E
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FNE04
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16 total16 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Allowed airplane to change heading by 90 degrees on go-around. Stalled, impacted in field adjacent to airport.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED AIRPLANE TO CHANGE HEADING BY 90 DEGREES ON GO-AROUND. STALLED, IMPACTED IN FIELD ADJACENT TO AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.