# NTSB NYC81FNE04: Cessna C-172N, N3043E, Sterling, MA, November 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1980
- Place: Sterling, MA · STERLING, MA
- Location: 42.4376° N, 71.7606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4376&lon=-71.7606&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FNE04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3652  80/11/22   STERLING,MA         CESSNA C-172N       CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 0855                    N3043E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STERLING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STERLING,MA                 STERLING,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PLT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO SOLO THE DAY BEFORE BECAUSE OF INCONSISTENCY IN XWIND LNDG, NO ADDTL DUAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3043E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3043E-1982-11-27), registration cancelled 1982-11-27, S/N 17271414, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C-172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sterling

## 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 19801122074279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801122074279A), Nov 22, 1980: Cessna 172N, Sterling, MA, Destroyed. Allowed airplane to change heading by 90 degrees on go-around. Stalled, impacted in field adjacent to airport.

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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