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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Greenville, ME · September 10, 1979

Date
September 10, 1979 · 15:45 local
Place
Greenville, ME
Airport
Greenville Bay
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12736
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79DA096
Reported as
Cessna 172
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,597 total1,486 in this make and model206 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.

Dragged wing in water on takeoff run. Flipped over. Factor; gusty crosswind, rough water.

As the FAA filed it

DRAGGED WING IN WATER ON TAKEOFF RUN. FLIPPED OVER. FACTOR; GUSTY CROSSWIND, ROUGH WATER.

NTSB investigation

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