# Accident 19750817026089A: Cessna 172M, Worthington, MA, August 17, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1975
- Place: Worthington, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.3954° N, 72.9424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Worthington, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3954&lon=-72.9424&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12801, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 55 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE04-201292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750817026089A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON A LARGE POTATO FLD STRUCK A DEEP DRAINAGE DITCH DRG ROLL OUT.

## 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 NYC75FNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE04-201292), Aug 17, 1975: Cessna 172M (N12801), Worthington, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12801 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790221012349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790221012349A), Feb 21, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12801), Lincoln Park, NJ, Substantial damage. Airplane found in field near airport. Pilot refused to discuss accident. On ferry permit with passenger.
- [Incident 19790216006049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216006049I), Feb 16, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12801), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Turned off main taxiway in error and taxied into soft sand ditch.

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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