# Accident 19750801023589A: Cessna 172M, Dexter, ME, August 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1975
- Place: Dexter, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 45.0162° N, 69.2947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0162&lon=-69.2947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13272, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13272-1976-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 817 total, 775 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750801023589A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FUELED WITH AUTO GAS ENG FAILED TO DEVELOP FULL POWER.ONE PAX EXPIRED 8/21/75.

## 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 NYC76FNC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC04), Aug 1, 1975: Cessna 172M (N13272), Dexter, ME, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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