# Accident 19861103053299A: Cessna 152, Haverhill, MA, November 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1986, 14:40 local time
- Place: Haverhill, MA
- Airport: Riverside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7762° N, 71.0773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haverhill, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7762&lon=-71.0773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49427, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49427-2012-12-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861103053299A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WHILE CIRCLING THE AIRPORT AND IMPACTED A RIVER. STUDENT FAILED TO RETRACT FLAPS ON GO AROUND.

## 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 NYC87LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA008), Nov 3, 1986: Cessna 152 (N49427), Haverhill, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N49427 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19801114079699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801114079699I), Nov 14, 1980: Cessna 152 (N49427), Turners Falls, MA, Minor damage. Student pilot of first solo flight, bounced, porpoised, collapsed nose gear.

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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