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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna R172K · New Bedford, MA · April 14, 1987

Date
April 14, 1987 · 23:50 local
Place
New Bedford, MA
Airport
New Bedford Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N758DW
Reported as
Cessna R172K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
195 total175 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The VFR pilot reported unforecast fog and requested assistance. Aircraft landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

THE VFR PILOT REPORTED UNFORECAST FOG AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY.