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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Poland, ME · March 3, 1979

Date
March 3, 1979 · 13:37 local
Place
Poland, ME
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N738HR
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FA026
Reported as
Cessna 172
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
149 total133 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airplane was observed flying 10 ft above trees,acft nose came up without adding power,then went straight in.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED FLYING 10 FT ABOVE TREES,ACFT NOSE CAME UP WITHOUT ADDING POWER,THEN WENT STRAIGHT IN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.