19860414014351A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Holliston, MA · April 14, 1986

Date: April 14, 1986 · 11:32 local
Place: Holliston, MA
Airport: Hopedale Draper
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N52118
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL86MA114
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 72 total8 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N52118Registration cancelled Oct 27, 2014 · Cessna 172PS/N 17274417 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft turned into and hit N302MC. This aircraft landed in a swamp. Pilot failed to avoid the helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT TURNED INTO AND HIT N302MC. THIS AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A SWAMP. PILOT FAILED TO AVOID THE HELICOPTER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL86MA114Accident · 4 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportHolliston, MAThe Cessna 172 and a bell 206L collided at 2,000 feet over Holliston, MA. Both aircraft were operating under visual flight rules with no flight plan or communications established with air traffic control. According to witnesses, the bell was traveling in a…Apr 14, 1986 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N302MCBell 206L3Accident 19860414014352A · Destroyed · 3 fatal