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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Pownal, ME · August 25, 1984

Date
August 25, 1984 · 15:59 local
Place
Pownal, ME
Airport
Pownal
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5091A
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84FNC09
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,207 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Witnesses stated aircraft had been buzzing area for 20 minutes when it dived into trees on the last pass.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESSES STATED AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN BUZZING AREA FOR 20 MINUTES WHEN IT DIVED INTO TREES ON THE LAST PASS.

NTSB investigation

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