# NTSB NYC88LA061: Cessna 172, N5383R, Concord, NH, December 31, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 31, 1987, 11:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place: Concord, NH
- Location: 43.2027° N, 71.5023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CONCORD MUNI (CON), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2027&lon=-71.5023&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 26, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA061
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36080/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA061

## 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
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT CONCORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AND DURING LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT LEAVING THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND NOSED OVER IN THE FIELD BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY 35.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5383R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5383R-1991-02-12), registration cancelled 1991-02-12, S/N 17252918 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17252918
- Airframe hours: 3039
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: David J. Abood
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MHT, MANCHESTER, NH
- Airport: CON, Concord, runway 35, 6,004 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 25 °F, dew point -0 °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 19871231072799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871231072799A), Dec 31, 1987: Cessna 172F, Concord, NH, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in a crosswind. Veered off runway and nosed over. Too much wind for student pilot.

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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