# Incident 19970522018079I: Cessna STC172, Manteo, NC, May 22, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1997, 16:45 local time
- Place: Manteo, NC
- Airport: Dare County Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9190° N, 75.6955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DARE COUNTY RGNL (MQI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9190&lon=-75.6955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N108RV-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970522018079I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FROM MANTEO AFTER REFUELING WITH INTENT TO TAKEOFF WITH PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ABOARD. PILOT REJECTED TAKEOFF AND THE LEFT FLOAT BEGAN TO SINK. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY AND THE LEFT FLOAT SANK. AIRCRAFT INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE. WITNESS REPORTS INDICATE THAT AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE INITIALLY DRIFTED INTO ROCKS DURING ARRIVAL TO MANTEO. POSSIBLE FLOAT DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT IS BEING INVESTIGATED.

## Other reports on N108RV (1)

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

- [Accident 19960321046569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960321046569A), Mar 21, 1996: Cessna 172M (N108RV), Roanoke, VA, Substantial damage. The pilot was flying at 12,500 feet, without oxygen, and failed to recognize the onset of engine power loss, possibly due to carburetor icing or fuel…

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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