# Incident 19890116005849I: Cessna 170A, Freeport, ME, January 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Freeport, ME
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8571° N, 70.1026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeport, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8571&lon=-70.1026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9776A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9776A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 610 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890116005849I

## Narrative

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

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 19920421016899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920421016899I), Apr 21, 1992: Cessna 170A (N9776A), Rochester, NH, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway. Propeller struck runway light.
- [Incident 19880930053499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880930053499I), Sep 30, 1988: Cessna 170A (N9776A), Augusta, ME, Minor damage. After landing, hit runway light taxiing from grass to hard surface. Initially unaware of strike. Crack in prop found
- [Incident 19820813052809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813052809I), Aug 13, 1982: Cessna 170A (N9776A), Augusta, ME, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Wind was out of the west at 12 knots.

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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