# Accident 19991009046079A: Cessna 172I, Northeastcarry, ME, October 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1999, 08:20 local time
- Place: Northeastcarry, ME
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8664° N, 69.6264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North East Carry, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8664&lon=-69.6264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35669, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35669) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991009046079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE-OFF RUN, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, SETTLED BACK DOWN, BOUNCED, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, THEN ROLLED RIGHT, HIT THE WATER AND FLIPPED OVER. GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH WATER SURFACE PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC00LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA011), Oct 9, 1999: Cessna 172I (N35669), N. East Carry, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff under gusty wind and rough water conditions.

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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