ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41910
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 December 1999 |
| Time: | 15:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Fitchburg Colonial Aviation |
| Registration: | N96273 |
| MSN: | 17280770 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 115 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leominster, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nashua, NH (KASH) |
| Fitchburg, MA (KFIT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to see and avoid the private pilot's airplane. Factors included the student pilot's non-standard traffic pattern entry, the private pilot's failure to check for other traffic before turning onto final, and the position of the sun at the time of the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC00FA058
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 10:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2020 06:41 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2020 06:42 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 15:50 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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