# Accident 19950901027439A: Cessna STC172, Portland, ME, September 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1995, 11:15 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6419° N, 70.3279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6419&lon=-70.3279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6564H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6564H-1996-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 992 total, 800 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950901027439A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. STALLED ON STEEP TURN FULL FLAPS TRYING RETURN. NO ANOMALIES. POSSIBLE FUEL SELECTOR IN 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 NYC95FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA210), Sep 1, 1995: Cessna 172M (N6564H), Portland, ME, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: an engine malfunction for an undetermined reason, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a forced landing which resulted in an accelerated stall. A factor was the pilot's lack of recent…

## Other reports on N6564H (1)

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

- [Incident 19870603038419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870603038419I), Jun 3, 1987: Cessna 172M (N6564H), Portland, ME, Minor damage. A bird struck the windshield during pattern entry. Windshield was shattered.

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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