# Accident 19940701017479A: Cessna 172P, Horseshoe Pond, ME, July 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1994, 12:00 local time
- Place: Horseshoe Pond, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5482K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5482K-2000-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,340 total, 50 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940701017479A

## Narrative

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

RAISED FLAPS AFTER WATER TAKEOFF. SETTLED INTO TREES. FLOAT EQUIPPED 172 MARGINAL PERFORMANCE. HIGH TEMP FACTORS.

## 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 NYC94LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA104), Jul 1, 1994: Cessna 172P (N5482K), Greenville, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE WING FLAPS BY THE PILOT AFTER TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF LIFT AND COLLISION WITH TREES.

## Other reports on N5482K (1)

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

- [Accident 19910728036799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728036799A), Jul 28, 1991: Cessna 172P (N5482K), Greenville, ME, Substantial damage. Wind gust picked up a wing during fast step taxi. Lateral oscillations set up. Damaged both wings. Taxiied to dock.

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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