# Accident 19900209002969A: Cessna 172P, Sunapee, NH, February 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sunapee, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3876° N, 72.0879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunapee, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3876&lon=-72.0879&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65057, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65057) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 103 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900209002969A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK ROUGH ICE ON FROZEN LAKE WHILE FLYING LOW OFFSHORE TAKING PICTURES OF A HOUSE. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 NYC90LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA069), Feb 9, 1990: Cessna 172P (N65057), Sunapee Lake, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE ABOVE THE LAKE, WHICH RESULTED IN UNPLANNED CONTACT WITH ITS FROZEN SURFACE.

## Other reports on N65057 (1)

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

- [Accident 20010902039239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010902039239A), Sep 2, 2001: Cessna 172P (N65057), Augusta, ME, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was taxiing aircraft in vicinity of fuel pumps. Failed to consider proximity of light pole. Right wing leading edge struck light pole. Pilot was…

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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