19890116005849I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 170A · Freeport, ME · January 16, 1989

Date: January 16, 1989 · 15:30 local
Place: Freeport, ME
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N9776A
Reported as: Cessna 170A
Reported engine: Continental C1452
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,050 total610 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N9776ARegistered now · Cessna 170AS/N 19237 · Built 1950 Airframe modelCessna 170A Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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.

VFR pilot encountering deteriorating weather and getting dark, decided to land in a field. No weather briefing.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT ENCOUNTERING DETERIORATING WEATHER AND GETTING DARK, DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.

Other reports on N9776A · 3

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

Incident 19920421016899ITouch And Go Landing · Rochester, NHPilot lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway. Propeller struck runway light.Apr 21, 1992 · Minor damage Incident 19880930053499IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Augusta, MEAfter landing, hit runway light taxiing from grass to hard surface. Initially unaware of strike. Crack in prop foundSep 30, 1988 · Minor damage Incident 19820813052809ILevel Off Touchdown · Augusta, MEPilot made a hard landing. Wind was out of the west at 12 knots.Aug 13, 1982 · Minor damage