# Accident 19920522016289A: Cessna 172N, St Francis, ME, May 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1992, 17:15 local time
- Place: St Francis, ME
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1711° N, 68.8898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Francis, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1711&lon=-68.8898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739GM-1993-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 154 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920522016289A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF AT 30 FEET AGL TO LOOK AT RUNWAY. DROPPED NOSE FIRST TO IMPACT. BLAMED WINDSHEAR.

## 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 BFO92LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA074), May 22, 1992: Cessna 172N (N739GM), St Francis, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. THE WIND CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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