# Accident 19750331006589A: Cessna 172I, Rockland, ME, March 31, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1975
- Place: Rockland, ME
- Airport: Knox Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 44.0601° N, 69.0997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KNOX COUNTY RGNL (RKD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0601&lon=-69.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8436L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8436L-2021-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 526 total, 526 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DNC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNC27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750331006589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WIND GUSTING 40K

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC75DNC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNC27), Mar 31, 1975: Cessna 172 (N8436L), Rockland, ME, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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