# Accident 19831127058869A: Cessna 152, Marlborough, MA, November 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1983, 09:45 local time
- Place: Marlborough, MA
- Airport: Marlborough
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3496° N, 71.5472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlborough, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3496&lon=-71.5472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5520M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5520M-2005-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 38 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831127058869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AND CRASHED DURING FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC84LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA041), Nov 27, 1983: Cessna 152 (N5520M), Marlborough, MA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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