# Accident 19790303010309A: Cessna 172, Poland, ME, March 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1979, 13:37 local time
- Place: Poland, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0606° N, 70.3937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0606&lon=-70.3937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738HR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738HR-1980-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 133 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303010309A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC79FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA026), Mar 3, 1979: Cessna 172 (N738HR), Poland, ME, substantial damage, 2 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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