- Date
- February 1, 1987, 14:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Lawrence, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N80116Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870201061059A
- Case key
- 30591
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a simulated engine out, the aircraft collided with power lines, while climbing out after descending over a possible landing area. The aircraft was able to continue flight and land at bedford, Massachusetts without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80116
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266380
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Executive Flyers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- LWM · Lawrence, MA
- Destination
- BED · Bedford, MA
- Airport
- LWM · Lawrence
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 715 total · 475 in this make and model · 557 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 34 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.