# Accident 19770519013749A: Cessna 172D, Princeton, ME, May 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1977
- Place: Princeton, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 45.2234° N, 67.5722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2234&lon=-67.5722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75540, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75540-1989-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 269 total, 64 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FNC31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNC31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770519013749A

## Narrative

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

NO REMARKS.

## 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 NYC77FNC31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNC31), May 19, 1977: Cessna 172N (N75540), Princeton, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N75540 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880604021059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880604021059A), Jun 4, 1988: Cessna 172N (N75540), Lakeview, AR, Substantial damage. Landing downwind, a gust caused aircraft to drift. Tried to go around and stalled. Hit ground and flipped over.

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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