# Accident 19791221037379A: Cessna 180, Turner, ME, December 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Turner, ME
- Airport: Twitchells
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2578° N, 70.2579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turner, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2578&lon=-70.2579&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6417X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6417X-1981-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180D (registry code 2072610, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 554 total, 13 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221037379A

## Narrative

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

OIL ON WINDSHIELD ON TAKEOFF. ATTEMPTD TURN BACK TO RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STALLED, HIT WIRES. FOUND LOOSE OIL LINE.

## 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 NYC80FNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC05), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 180 (N6417X), Turner, 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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