- Date
- August 1, 1975
- Place
- Dexter, ME · DEXTER, ME
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N13272Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750801023589A
- Case key
- 150116
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2490 75/8/1 DEXTER,ME CESSNA 172M CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 817 TIME - 1800 N13272 PX- 1 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 775 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIPLEY POND,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT FUELED WITH AUTO GAS ENG FAILED TO DEVELOP FULL POWER.ONE PAX EXPIRED 8/21/75.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13272
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.