# NTSB NYC84FA201: Cessna 172P, N65491, Haverhill, MA, June 6, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: June 6, 1984, 12:04 local (16:04 UTC)
- Place: Haverhill, MA
- Location: 42.7762° N, 71.0773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haverhill, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7762&lon=-71.0773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84FA201
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35347/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA201

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command
  - aborted landing - performed, pilot in command
  - raising of flaps - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach

## Analysis

WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT ON A HIGH FINAL APCH TO RWY 05 WHEN A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED OVER THE RWY AT APRX 50 FT AGL WITH THE FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED. THE ACFT CLIMBED TO APRX 100 FT AGL & THEN SUDDENLY ENTERED A STALL, DESCENDED TO THE GROUND & CRASHED. THE FLAP ACTUATOR WAS FOUND IN THE 'UP' POSITION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N65491 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17275764
- Airframe hours: 523
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Four Star Aviation
- Registered owner: Riichill, Inc. DBA
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 15, 1984, 105 hours before
- Departed: LWM, LAWRENCE, MA
- Airport: LWM, Lawrence Municipal, runway 5, 4,997 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; student; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 7 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 15,000 ft overcast
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: LWM, 1 nm away

## 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 19840606061059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840606061059A), Jun 6, 1984: Cessna 172P, Haverhill, MA, Destroyed. Stalled during atempted go around with flaps down. Engine spark plugs were worn and fouled.

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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