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NYC87LA102

1987-03-05 · DANBURY, Connecticut, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DXR

Current FAA registration · N5277E

Make / Model
CESSNA 172N
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6A641

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTONAL CONTROL ON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87LA102.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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