# Accident 19911004044989A: Cessna 172N, Auburn, ME, October 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1991, 19:00 local time
- Place: Auburn, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0979° N, 70.2312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0979&lon=-70.2312&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2065E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2065E-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004044989A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW OVER LAKE. PULLED UP AND STALLED. IMPACTED LAKE AND ISLAND SHORE. PILOT REFUSED BLOOD ALCOHOL TEST.

## 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 NYC92LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA001), Oct 4, 1991: Cessna 172 (N2065E), Auburn, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT WAS BUZZING AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO RECOVER.

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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