# Incident 19800526058059I: Cessna 172N, New Bedford, ME, May 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1980, 14:15 local time
- Place: New Bedford, ME
- Airport: Tower
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N734UG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734UG-2023-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526058059I

## Narrative

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

AFTER EXPERIENCING ERRATIC ENGINE OPERATION, PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON BEACH. STRUCK DRIFTWOOD.

## Other reports on N734UG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890909034509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890909034509A), Sep 9, 1989: Cessna 172N (N734UG), Bayport, NY, Substantial damage. High and fast landing. Ballooned in ice. Tried go around then aborted. Overran runway. Left wing hit a tree.

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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