# NTSB NYC76FNA52: Cessna 172, N80420, Middleboro, MA, September 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1976
- Place: Middleboro, MA · MIDDLEBORO, MA
- Location: 41.8932° N, 70.9112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleboro, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8932&lon=-70.9112&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FNA52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3180  76/9/12    MIDDLEBORO,MA       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 2030                    N80420              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLEBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLEBORO,MA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80420](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80420-1982-03-17), registration cancelled 1982-03-17, S/N 17266579 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Middleboro

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760912028789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760912028789A), Sep 12, 1976: Cessna 172M, Middleboro, MA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N80420 (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 NYC82FNA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA10), Jan 24, 1982: Cessna 172 (N80420), Taunton, MA, substantial damage

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.

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