# Accident 19860414014351A: Cessna 172P, Holliston, MA, April 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1986, 11:32 local time
- Place: Holliston, MA
- Airport: Hopedale Draper
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2001° N, 71.4245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holliston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2001&lon=-71.4245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52118, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52118-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 8 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86MA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86MA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860414014351A

## Narrative

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

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

## Other aircraft in the event

- N302MC, Bell 206L3: [Accident 19860414014352A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860414014352A)

## 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 ATL86MA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86MA114), Apr 14, 1986: Cessna 172 (N52118), Holliston, MA, substantial damage, 4 fatal

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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