# Accident 20110917022829A: Cessna 172M, Greenville, ME, September 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2011, 08:24 local time
- Place: Greenville, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4517° N, 69.5414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4517&lon=-69.5414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9932V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9932V-2012-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,310 total, 1,247 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA493) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110917022829A

## Narrative

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

THIS OFFICE NOTIFIED BY NEW ENGLAND AREA OPERATIONS CENTER ON 9/17/2011: ONE FATAL WHEN 9932V, CE 172, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES GREENVILLE, ME 0824 EDT, 9/17/11.  GREENVILLE POLICE REPORT STATED THAT ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 0813 HOURS THE GREENVILLE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE DISPATCHED TO THE REPORT OF A PLANE CRASH REPORTED TO BE IN THE AREA OF THE AIRPORT.  AT APPROXIMATELY 0850 HOURS EMS NOTIFIED COMMAND THAT ONE SOLE WAS INVOLVED AND DECEASED.  OPERATION TURNED FROM RESCUE TO INVESTIGATION/RECOVERY.  WITNESS REPORTS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED THE AREA AND THAT IT APPEARED THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO KEEP THE NOSE UP.  PILOT SOLE PERSON ON BOARD.  ASSISTED NTSB INVESTIGATOR AND FACTORY REPRESENTATIVES WITH ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.

## 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 ERA11FA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA493), Sep 17, 2011: Cessna 172M (N9932V), Greenville, ME, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while manuevering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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