# Accident 19911009045579A: Cessna 172N, Lincoln, ME, October 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1991, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lincoln, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3597° N, 68.5022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3597&lon=-68.5022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76101 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911009045579A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC92LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA003), Oct 9, 1991: Cessna 172 (N76101), Lincoln, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE TRANSMISSION LINES. A FACTOR WAS THE SUNGLARE.

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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