# Incident 19850511030729I: Cessna 172E, Stow, ME, May 11, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1985, 10:50 local time
- Place: Stow, ME
- Airport: Minute Man
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1606° N, 70.9851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stow, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1606&lon=-70.9851&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3553S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3553S-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 900 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850511030729I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO COMPUTE TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE. ABORTED AND DAMAGED TIRE.

## Other reports on N3553S (1)

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

- [Accident 19970722019479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970722019479A), Jul 22, 1997: Cessna 172E (N3553S), Fitchburg, MA, Substantial damage. Aircraft took off from runway, lost power at 50FT AGL, landed straight ahead, swerved off runway into safety area. (.4)the pilot performed a preflight…

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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