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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Berwick, ME · April 11, 1987

Date
April 11, 1987 · 19:10 local
Place
Berwick, ME
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55309
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87FA120
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
355 total100 in this make and model79 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.

Performing stalls at low altitude. Entered into a spin and crashed into trees at the rear of house.

As the FAA filed it

PERFORMING STALLS AT LOW ALTITUDE. ENTERED INTO A SPIN AND CRASHED INTO TREES AT THE REAR OF HOUSE.

NTSB investigation

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