# Accident 20120615015509A: Cessna 170, Biddeford, ME, June 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2012, 18:10 local time
- Place: Biddeford, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4208° N, 70.5053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4208&lon=-70.5053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3812V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3812V-2018-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,594 total, 2 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA397) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120615015509A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM THE BIDDEFORD, MAINE AIRORT (B19) TO THE SANFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SANFORD, ME (SFM).PREFLIGHT, ENGINE START, RUN-UP AND TAKEOFF WERE NORMAL.  ON CLIMB OUT FROM B19 AT APPOXIMATELY 1100 FEET MSL PILOT STATED THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED WITH NO WARINING OR ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS.THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RETURN TO B19, PILOT CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A WOODED AREA. BOTH PILOTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA12LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA397), Jun 15, 2012: Cessna 170 (N3812V), Biddeford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel. Contributing to the accident was the pilot/owner’s inadequate preflight inspection.

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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