# NTSB NYC78DNC12: Cessna 172, N8818B, Wayne, ME, January 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1978
- Place: Wayne, ME · WAYNE, ME
- Location: 44.3487° N, 70.0662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wayne, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3487&lon=-70.0662&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DNC12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DNC12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0299  78/1/28    WAYNE,ME            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 604
        TIME - 1615                    N8818B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 212 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POCASSET LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE BROOK,ME             WAYNE,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UNPREPARED LNDG STRIP,STRUCK SNOW PATCH.        STRUCK SNOW PACTCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8818B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8818B), registered now, S/N 36518, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pocasset Lake

## 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 19780128001789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128001789A), Jan 28, 1978: Cessna 172D, Wayne, ME, Substantial damage. Unprepared lndg strip,struck snow patch. Struck snow pactc

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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