# Accident 19810803047409A: Cessna 172N, Kittery, ME, August 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1981, 14:15 local time
- Place: Kittery, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0900° N, 70.7383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kittery, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0900&lon=-70.7383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734QZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734QZ) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 11 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810803047409A

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT, FUEL GAUGES INDICATED EMPTY AND PILOT ATTEMPTED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN HAYFIELD. FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 NYC81FNC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC18), Aug 3, 1981: Cessna 172 (N734QZ), Kittery, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N734QZ (2)

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

- [Accident 19951212040339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951212040339A), Dec 12, 1995: Cessna 172N (N734QZ), Sanford, ME, Substantial damage. Slid off icy runway at end landing roll. Crosswind a factor. Nosed over in snowbank.
- [Accident 19790826025829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826025829A), Aug 26, 1979: Cessna 172N (N734QZ), Newburyport, MA, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff. Unable to stop. Ran off departure end of rwy into rough ground. Factor; pilot misjudgement.

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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