# Accident 19880917047369A: Cessna 172N, North Adams, MA, September 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1988, 19:00 local time
- Place: North Adams, MA
- Airport: Harriman-And-West Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6963° N, 73.1706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRIMAN-AND-WEST (AQW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6963&lon=-73.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6586J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6586J-1991-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 55 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88FA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880917047369A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER CLOSING. ASK VFR VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT. ENTERED  CLOUDS, FLEW INTO MOUNTAIN.

## 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 NYC88FA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA236), Sep 17, 1988: Cessna 172N (N6586J), Adams, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISIONS, HE CONTINUED VFR INTO IFR CONDITIONS. THE AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER SERVICE WAS IMPROPER.

## Other reports on N6586J (1)

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

- [Accident 19810925063039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810925063039A), Sep 25, 1981: Cessna 172N (N6586J), Page, AZ, Substantial damage. Was overshooting landing on a desert strip. Began late go around. Stalled airplane trying to avoid obstacles.

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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