19911009045579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Lincoln, ME · October 9, 1991

Date
October 9, 1991 · 14:00 local
Place
Lincoln, ME
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N76101
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC92LA003
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
690 total500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Attempting to land on a river,struck wires. Continued flight with top portion of vertical stabilizer torn off.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A RIVER,STRUCK WIRES. CONTINUED FLIGHT WITH TOP PORTION OF VERTICAL STABILIZER TORN OFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.