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One Dead in Cessna 172 Crash Near Provincetown, Massachusetts

The National Transportation Safety Board accident record lists one person on board and one fatality in the January 4 crash; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:13 a.m. ET
One person was killed when a crashed near Provincetown, Massachusetts, on January 4, 2026, at about 8:04 p.m. local time, according to the National Transportation Safety Board accident record. This is a developing story and details may change. The accident record lists one person on board and one fatality, and says the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The flight is classified in the record as a Part 91 general aviation flight, and the record lists the operator as . The NTSB is investigating. The cause has not been determined. The aircraft is identified in the accident record as . Aircraft registry records list it as a Cessna 172N, a single-engine piston landplane with a Lycoming 0-320 series engine, serial number 17272237, built in 1979 and 47 years old at the time of the crash. The registry lists the registered owner as ; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator of the flight, the pilot, or otherwise connected to it. Weather observations recorded at Provincetown Municipal Airport (KPVC), 2.3 miles away and eight minutes from the reported time of the accident, show wind from 340 degrees at 8 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, few clouds at 3,500 feet and a temperature of 29°F. Those are instrument readings and not a statement about what happened. Geographic reference data places Provincetown in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, at a terrain elevation of 13 feet, 2.3 miles northwest of KPVC. For the type, the NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains 219 other cases involving the Cessna 172N, of which 37 involved a fatality. That is a count of records only and says nothing about the cause of this accident.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
N9360E
Type
Cessna 172N — single-engine piston landplane
Engines
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
Built
1979-01-01 (47 years old)
Registered owner
Brockton Flying Club IncThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
13 ft
Nearest aerodrome
2.3 miles SE of Provincetown Municipal Airport (KPVC/PVC)

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 14:13current

    Added that the accident record lists Brockton Flying Club Inc as the operator, alongside its listing as registered owner.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 18:52

    First published.

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