# Accident 19870911081999A: Cessna 152, Boxborough, MA, September 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1987, 22:20 local time
- Place: Boxborough, MA
- Airport: Sheraton Inn Heliport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4918° N, 71.5273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boxboro, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4918&lon=-71.5273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25223, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25223-1993-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911081999A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON  APPROACH AT NIGHT IN IMC. STRUCK TREES AND A  POWERLINE. CRASHED AND BURNED. LOW EXPERIENCE LEVEL.

## 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 NYC87FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA251), Sep 12, 1987: Cessna 152 (N25223), Boxborough, MA, destroyed, 2 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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