# Accident 20060622022619A: Cessna 172N, Newry, ME, June 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2006, 17:00 local time
- Place: Newry, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4542° N, 70.8847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4542&lon=-70.8847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N572BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N572BA-2009-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 862 total, 192 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060622022619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PORTLAND FSDO NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT AT NEWRY, MAINE ON OR ABOUT 1700, 6-22-06. PORTLAND INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DISPATCHED TO ACCIDENT SCENE ARRIVING AT SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 PM ON 6-22-06. ACCIDENT TEAM DISPATCHED TO SCENE AT FIRST LIGHT ON MORNING OF 6-23-06. TEAM CONSISTED OF INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. TEAM MET UP WITH NTSB AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PROCEEDED TO ACCIDENT SCENE ON SIDE OF BARKER MOUNTAIN. FAA TEAM ASSISTED NTSB INVESTIGATOR AT SITE. LITTLE OR NO DEBRIS OUTSIDE IMMEDIATE CRASH AREA. FUSELAGE REMAINS UPSIDE DOWN AT SITE. ENGINE AND PROPELLER IN GROUND. CHOPPED WOOD AT ENGINE AREA INDICATES ENGINE STILL MAKING POWER. FAA TEAM AND NTSB ASSISTED FIRST RESPONDERS AND MAINE GAME WARDENS WITH REMOVAL OF DECEASED FROM MOUNTAIN SIDE.

## 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 NYC06FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA154), Jun 22, 2006: Cessna 172N (N572BA), Newry, ME, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain altitude/clearance while maneuvering, which resulted in an impact with trees.

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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