# Accident 19770809023949A: Cessna 120, Limerick, ME, August 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1977
- Place: Limerick, ME
- Airport: Saco Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 43.6884° N, 70.7937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Limerick, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6884&lon=-70.7937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1946N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1946N-2012-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 59 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FNC45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNC45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770809023949A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC77FNC45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNC45), Aug 9, 1977: Cessna 120 (N1946N), Limerick, 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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