# NTSB NYC77DNC18: Cessna 172, N12734, Abbott Village, ME, January 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1977
- Place: Abbott Village, ME · ABBOTT VILLAGE, ME
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77DNC18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0105   77/1/6    ABBOTT VILLAGE,ME   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 176
        TIME - 1600                    N12734              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRVIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ABBOTT VILLAGE,ME           RETURN                       GREENVILLAGE,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- 900FT STRIP,TREES AT END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12734](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12734-2017-06-15), registration cancelled 2017-06-15, S/N 17262215, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Prvivate Strip

## 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 19770106000229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770106000229A), Jan 6, 1977: Cessna 172M, Abbott Village, ME, Substantial damage. 900FT strip,trees at end.

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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