# Accident 19800708035809A: Cessna 172, Turner, ME, July 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Turner, ME
- Airport: Turner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N9931Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9931Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 378 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNC33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800708035809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO WATER LOOP AND LOST CONTROL CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC80FNC33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC33), Jul 8, 1980: Cessna 172 (N9931Q), Turner, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9931Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20111112026159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111112026159I), Nov 12, 2011: Cessna 172M (N9931Q), Lawrence, MA, Minor damage. 1/12/11 At 12:23 pm EST N9931Q veered off the left side of the runway on takeoff roll on runway 23 in lwm. No injuries or damage to airport equipment reported.…
- [Accident 19930919051659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930919051659A), Sep 19, 1993: Cessna 172M (N9931Q), North Kingstown, RI, Substantial damage. On short final banked to avoid seagulls. Stalled. Bounced off ground. Right wing hit cartwheeling aircraft.

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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