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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Bangor, ME · March 16, 1980

Date
March 16, 1980 · 16:14 local
Place
Bangor, ME
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N707BB
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FA060
Reported as
Cessna 172K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.

Ran out of fuel on over-water flight. Ditched near boat. Not recovered. Advised not to make flight in type.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON OVER-WATER FLIGHT. DITCHED NEAR BOAT. NOT RECOVERED. ADVISED NOT TO MAKE FLIGHT IN TYPE.

NTSB investigation

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