# Accident 19940721018929A: Cessna 172N, Chatham, MA, July 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1994, 10:30 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6883° N, 69.9897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHATHAM MUNI (CQX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-69.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76090, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76090-2011-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 277 total, 222 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940721018929A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SEAGULLS ON TAKEOFF.ABORTED AND LANDED BEYOND END OF RUNWAY. STRUCK A FENCE. NOTAM ISSUED FOR SEAGULLS.

## 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 NYC94LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA132), Jul 21, 1994: Cessna 172N (N76090), Chatham, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE BIRDS. THE PRESENCE OF THE BIRDS AT THE AIRPORT WAS A CONTRIBUTING 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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