# Accident 19910330007929A: Cessna 172N, Bar Harbor, ME, March 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1991, 17:38 local time
- Place: Bar Harbor, ME
- Airport: Hancock County-Bar Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4497° N, 68.3615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HANCOCK COUNTY/BAR HARBOR (BHB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4497&lon=-68.3615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2899E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2899E-1994-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,519 total, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910330007929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO DESTINATION. DITCHED IN BAY. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 NYC91LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA096), Mar 30, 1991: Cessna 172N (N2899E), Bar Harbor, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENGINE LOST POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

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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