# Incident 19860530029949I: Cessna STC170, Greenville, ME, May 30, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1986, 12:15 local time
- Place: Greenville, ME
- Airport: Greenville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4628° N, 69.5516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENVILLE MUNI (3B1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4628&lon=-69.5516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3576D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3576D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC170
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860530029949I

## Narrative

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

DURING WATER TURN TO TAXI TO THE DOCK, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO TURN OVER AND SINK.

## Other reports on N3576D (1)

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

- [Accident 20250901012799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250901012799A), Sep 1, 2025: Cessna 170B (N3576D), Stratton, ME, Substantial damage. Pilot stated after takeoff from glassy water conditions, a positive rate of climb was established and he began retracting manual flaps. When doing so the…

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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