# Accident 20090430008869A: Cessna 172N, Greenville, ME, April 30, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2009, 14:30 local time
- Place: Greenville, ME
- Airport: Greenville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4631° N, 69.5514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4631&lon=-69.5514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739RH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090430008869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT OUTFITTED WITH FLOATS, WAS MOUNTED ON A DOLLY WHILE BEING TOWED BEHIND A PICKUP TRUCK FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKEOFF.  ACCORDING TO THE PICKUP TRUCK DRIVER, WHO IS ALSO A HIGHLY QUALIFIED PILOT.  THE PILOT OF THE FLOAT PLANE ATTEMTED TO ROTATE OFF THE DOLLY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 50-70 MPH.  THE PILOT ALSO APPEARS TO HAVE OVER-ROTATED AND ENTERED A STALL APPROXIMATELY 75-100 FEET AGL, WITH A SUBSEQUENT IMPACT INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA09CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA280), Apr 30, 2009: Cessna 172 (N739RH), Greenville, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s premature rotation during takeoff.

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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