- Date
- September 19, 1987, 21:17 local (Sep 20, 1987, 01:17 UTC)
- Place
- Fitchburg, MA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N99151Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870919082349A
- Case key
- 30738
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Drg arrival, the plt was clrd for an ndb-a apch to Fitchburg muni arpt. The NDB was located on the arpt & the arpt elev was 350'. The min dscnt alt (mda) was 1140' MSL. The apch procedure was to go outbnd fm the NDB on a 137 deg bearing, make a procedure turn, then track inbnd on a final apch course of 317 deg. The missed apch procedure was to make a climbing right turn to 2500', direct to the NDB, then hold. The plt began the apch & thought he had proceeded to the missed apch point over the arpt when the acdnt occurred. However, the acft crashed in the side of a tree covered hill, aprx 2-1/2 mi southwest of the arpt, while in lvl flt at aprx 1150' MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99151
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17276411
- Airframe hours
- 11,218
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richmor Aviation
- Registered owner
- R & J Pasciullo Associates
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 9, 1987 · 218 hours before
- Departed
- 5B2 · Saratoga Spring, NY
- Destination
- FIT · Fitchburg, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FIT · Fitchburg Muni
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 6,750 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 10° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Observed at
- BED, 21 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.