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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Vinalhaven, ME · September 11, 1982

Date
September 11, 1982 · 19:20 local
Place
Vinalhaven, ME
Airport
Fuller Memorial
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N84220
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC82DA225
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
291 total141 in this make and model9 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.

Engine went to idle after takeoff. Struck trees on forced landing. Mixture control wire broke near carburetor.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AFTER TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING. MIXTURE CONTROL WIRE BROKE NEAR CARBURETOR.

NTSB investigation

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