Cessna 172N accident near Newry, ME
On June 22, 2006, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newry, ME. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 22, 2006
- Place
- Newry, ME
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.454°N, 70.885°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060705X00863
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 22, 2006, about 1410 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N572BA, operated by Twin Cities Air Service LLC. was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near Newry, Maine. The certificated flight instructor and the three passengers were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that departed Bethel Regional Airport (0B1) Bethel, Maine, about 1400. No flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to an Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFJROTC) instructor, the passengers were high school students receiving a cadet orientation flight as part of a summer camp program. According to witnesses, the Cessna 172 and a Cessna 152 that were to be used for the day's cadet orientation flights arrived about 30 minutes late. The Cessna 172 landed "longer than expected." After a short discussion with an AFJORTC instructor about duration of the flights, the flight instructor performed a "fast" preflight inspection of the Cessna 172, and boarded three cadets for the first of several planned orientation flights. Both airplanes then departed. After takeoff, the Cessna 152 remained in the traffic pattern; however, the Cessna 172 proceeded towards Barker Mountain. It then turned right through a pass on the near side of the mountain and disappeared from view. Approximately 20 minutes later, the Cessna 172 returned for landing. The Cessna 152 also landed, after flying a "normal traffic pattern," however; the Cessna 172 approached the runway "with a good
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to maintain altitude/clearance while maneuvering, which resulted in an impact with trees.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
