# NTSB NYC74AN068: Cessna 172M, N3527Q, Otis, ME, February 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1974
- Place: Otis, ME · OTIS, ME
- Location: 44.7123° N, 68.4528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Otis, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7123&lon=-68.4528&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186876
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0388   74/2/7    OTIS,ME             CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 560
        TIME - 0015                    N3527Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTIS,ME                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.279 PCT.ACFT OBSVD IN FLT ALONG SHORELINE OF FZN POND AT TREE TOP LVL HEADED S
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3527Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3527Q-1974-04-09), registration cancelled 1974-04-09, S/N 17261663 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740207004559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740207004559A), Feb 7, 1974: Cessna 172M, Otis, ME, Destroyed. Blood alcohol lvl 0.279 pct. Acft obsvd in flt along shoreline of fzn pond at tree top lvl headed s

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.

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