Cessna 172 accident near Provincetown, MA
On January 4, 2026, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Provincetown, MA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 4, 2026
- Place
- Provincetown, MA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.071°N, 70.224°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260104202239
NTSB summary
On January 4, 2026, at 1504 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172N, N9360E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Provincetown, Massachusetts. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was owned and operated by a flying club that was based at Taunton Municipal Airport (TAN), Taunton, Massachusetts. ADS-B track data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration showed that the airplane departed from runway 30 at TAN at 1406 before it began flying toward Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC), Provincetown, Massachusetts. According to the airport manager of PVC, about 1430 the accident pilot advised over the airport’s Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) that he was inbound to runway 7 for a full stop landing. The pilot was subsequently advised that the airport was closed for snow removal operations but would be reopening about 15 minutes later. The pilot acknowledged the transmission and about that time, the airplane’s ADS-B track began maneuvering before it started flying toward Marshfield Municipal Airport (GHG), Marshfield, Massachusetts (see figure 1). ADS-B track data was lost at 1447 as the airplane approached runway 24 at CHG and resumed at 1450 as the airplane climbed away from that runway. Figure 1 - ADS-B flight track (blue) with directional arrows annotated (yellow) The airplane began to head toward PVC, and about 1500, the pilot stated on the PVC CTAF that he was inbound for to land on runway 25. No further communications from the
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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.
