# Accident 20100104026089A: Cessna 172S, Greenbush, ME, January 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2010, 10:53 local time
- Place: Greenbush, ME
- Airport: Airport Name
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1264° N, 68.6292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1264&lon=-68.6292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5118J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5118J-2010-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100104026089A

## Narrative

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

THE PORTLAND MAINE FSDO WAS NOTIFIED BY BGR ATC AN AIRCRAFT (N5118J) WAS MISSING.  N5118J HAD DEPARTED BGR FOR GOOSE BAY (CYYR) ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN IN IMC WEATHER AFTER HAVING EXTRA FUEL TANKS INSTALLED FOR THE FERRY FLIGHT.  BOSTON CENTER AND BGR ATC WERE NOTIFIED BY THE 78 YEAR OLD PILOT OF N5118J THAT HE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCES AND WAS GETTING HEAVY AT APPROXIMATELY 5500 FEET ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF BANGOR MAINE.  PILOT TURNED BACK SOUTHWEST TOWARD BGR TO LAND.  WHILE DESCENDING AT APPROXIMATELY 2500' ATC ATTEMPTED TO GIVE HIM AN ALTERNATE LANDING SITE AT OLD TOWN AIRPORT.  THE PILOT DIDN'T RESPOND.  THE CRASH SITE WAS LOCATED ON THE PENOBSCOT RIVER ON INDIAN TRIBAL LAND (OLAMON ISLAND) AND THERE WAS NO IMPACT FIRE WITH THE PILOT BECOMING A FATALITY.  NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES INDICATED AT THIS TIME.

## 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 ERA10LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA105), Jan 4, 2010: Cessna 172S (N5118J), Greenbush, ME, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt a transoceanic flight in turbulent, icing conditions, with an overweight airplane that was not approved for moderate turbulence and not equipped with deicing…

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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