# Incident 19790720019409I: Cessna 172M, Portland, CT, July 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Portland, CT
- Airport: River
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5774° N, 72.6198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5774&lon=-72.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1641V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720019409I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION BEFORE WINGTIP CAME TO REST ON WATERS SURFACE. FLOAT BRACE WIRE HAD BROKEN.

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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