# Accident 19790912028659A: Cessna 172C, Brewer, ME, September 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1979, 18:40 local time
- Place: Brewer, ME
- Airport: Brewer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7638° N, 68.7679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BREWER (0B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7638&lon=-68.7679&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6754A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6754A-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 7 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DNC50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790912028659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC79DNC50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC50), Sep 12, 1979: Cessna 172 (N6754A), Brewer, ME, substantial damage

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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