- Date
- March 3, 1979
- Place
- Poland, ME · POLAND, ME
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N738HRCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790303010309A
- Case key
- 137553
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0624 79/3/3 POLAND,ME CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 149 TIME - 1337 N738HR PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN LEWISTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUBURN/LEWISTON,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738HR
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Auburn Lewiston
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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