# NTSB NYC87LA062: Cessna 152, N5171B, Orange, MA, January 21, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 21, 1987, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Orange, MA
- Location: 42.5700° N, 72.2885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORANGE MUNI (ORE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5700&lon=-72.2885&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA062
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30582/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA062

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - icy (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank

## Analysis

PILOT WAS LANDING AFTER A CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COLLIDE NOSE FIRST WITH A SNOW BANK. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SWUNG THE RIGHT WING AROUND INTO THE SNOW, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5171B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5171B-2024-08-29), registration cancelled 2024-08-29, S/N 15283787, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15283787
- Airframe hours: 1658
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Fern'S Flying Service
- Registered owner: David S. Piper
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, November 3, 1986
- Departed: CON, CONCORD, NH
- Destination: ORE, ORANGE, MA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: ORE, Orange, runway 32, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 83 total, 80 in this make and model, 25 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 10 °F

## 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 19870121002849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870121002849A), Jan 21, 1987: Cessna 152, Orange, MA, Substantial damage. The aircraft lost directional control on landing when it encountered an ice patch. Veered into snowbank. Student.

## Other investigations on N5171B (2)

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 WPR23LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA029), Nov 13, 2022: Cessna 152 (N5171B), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilots unstabilized approach and improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard bounced landing.
- [NTSB NYC84LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA150), Apr 28, 1984: Cessna 152 (N5171B), Laconia, NH, 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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