# Accident 19941009048469A: Cessna 172N, Center Harbor, NH, October 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Center Harbor, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7098° N, 71.4604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Center Harbor, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7098&lon=-71.4604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733MV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733MV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 40 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941009048469A

## Narrative

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

LANDING FLOAT PLANE ON LAKE IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. WING DIPPED INTO WATER. LEFT SPIN OR WATER LOOPED.

## 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 NYC95LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA003), Oct 9, 1994: Cessna 172N (N733MV), Center Harbor, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR A CROSSWIND CONDITION.

## Other reports on N733MV (1)

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

- [Incident 19800319040039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800319040039I), Mar 19, 1980: Cessna 172H (N733MV), Baraboo, WI. Power loss one hour after departure, caused by loss of oil. Loose b-nut on oil line at oil cooler.

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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