# Accident 19850925057279A: Cessna STC172, Canada Falls La, ME, September 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Canada Falls La, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N54103, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54103-1990-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 345 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850925057279A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST DURING LANDING ON A LAKE.  WINGTIP STRUCK THE WATER.

## 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 NYC85LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA257), Sep 25, 1985: Cessna 172P (N54103), Canada Falls Lk, ME, substantial damage

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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