# Accident 19870411081339A: Cessna 172P, Berwick, ME, April 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1987, 19:10 local time
- Place: Berwick, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2700° N, 70.8624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berwick, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2700&lon=-70.8624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55309, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55309-2015-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 355 total, 100 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870411081339A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC87FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA120), Apr 11, 1987: Cessna 172P (N55309), Berwick, ME, destroyed, 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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