# Incident 19810502027379I: Cessna 172H, Methuen, MA, May 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Methuen, MA
- Airport: Merrimack Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7426° N, 71.1786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Methuen, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7426&lon=-71.1786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3748F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3748F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 125 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/19810502027379I

## Narrative

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

DURING WATER TAXI AIRCRAFT SANK DUE TO DAMAGED FLOAT. FLOAT DAMAGED DUE TO IMPROPER WINTER STORAGE.

## Other reports on N3748F (1)

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

- [Accident 19970505007969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970505007969A), May 5, 1997: Cessna 172H (N3748F), Westminster, MD, Substantial damage. (.4) The private pilot's initial landing attempt resulted in a go around on the 1,845 foot long runway, with a 278 foot displaced threshold and a greater than…

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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