# Incident 19870817072209I: Cessna 172G, Houlton, ME, August 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Houlton, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1214° N, 67.8322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houlton, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1214&lon=-67.8322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3799L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3799L-1995-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 312 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/19870817072209I

## Narrative

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

ON ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, PROPELLER BLADES. UNAIRWORTHY AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY PILOT.

## Other reports on N3799L (2)

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

- [Accident 19950425008639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950425008639A), Apr 25, 1995: Cessna 172G (N3799L), Augusta, ME, Substantial damage. Solo student lost control on crosswind landing. Dragged downwind wing. Ground looped. Sheared off main landing gear
- [Incident 19790912035299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790912035299I), Sep 12, 1979: Cessna 172 (N3799L), Howlton, ME. Chutist accidently deployed reserve chute, cut away the main, was injured in hard landing.

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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