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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172C · Brewer, ME · September 12, 1979

Date
September 12, 1979 · 18:40 local
Place
Brewer, ME
Airport
Brewer
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6754A
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79DNC50
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
103 total7 in this make and model45 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.

Pilot aborted takeoff in belief aircraft would not clear wires. Ran off end of runway. Flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF IN BELIEF AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLEAR WIRES. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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