# Accident 19910724029799A: Cessna 172M, Phillips, ME, July 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1991, 12:10 local time
- Place: Phillips, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8231° N, 70.3395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phillips, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8231&lon=-70.3395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85HC-1991-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 331 total, 269 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724029799A

## Narrative

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

EARLY LIFT OFF WITH 30 DEGREES FLAPS. STAYED BEHIND POWER CURVE,STALLED AVOIDING RISING TERRAIN. AT GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 NYC91FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA188), Jul 24, 1991: Cessna 172M (N85HC), Phillips, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL AND LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE WING FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S MISUNDERSTANDING OF AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE, AND…

## Other reports on N85HC (1)

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

- [Incident 19881211068239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881211068239I), Dec 11, 1988: Cessna 172M (N85HC), Gray, ME, Minor damage. Engine losing power and unable to correct. Landed in a field. Ice in fuel system blocked fuel line.

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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