# NTSB NYC78DNC11: Cessna 172M, N13144, Harbor, ME, December 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1977
- Place: Harbor, ME · HARBOR, ME
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DNC11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DNC11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4024  77/12/19   HARBOR,ME           CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 6038
        TIME - 1800                    N13144              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUCK ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARBOR,ME                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L HAND TUBE ASSEMBLY BROKE. DMG FUSELAGE FORWARD OF TAIL SECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13144](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13144), registered now, S/N 17262527, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- 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: Duck Island

## 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 19771219042449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771219042449A), Dec 19, 1977: Cessna 172M, Harbor, ME, Substantial damage. L hand tube assembly broke. Dmg fuselage forward of tail section.

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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