# NTSB NYC79FNA29: Cessna 172N, N734QZ, Newburyport, MA, August 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1979
- Place: Newburyport, MA · NEWBURYPORT, MA
- Location: 42.8123° N, 70.8866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newburyport, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8123&lon=-70.8866&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134292
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3059  79/8/26    NEWBURYPORT,MA      CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N734QZ              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLUM ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWBURYPORT,MA              BEDFORD,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- 2700FT RWY.ACFT NEAR MAX GWT.TEMP 80DEG F.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N734QZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734QZ), registered now, S/N 17269043, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: Plum 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 19790826025829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826025829A), Aug 26, 1979: Cessna 172N, Newburyport, MA, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff. Unable to stop. Ran off departure end of rwy into rough ground. Factor; pilot misjudgement.

## Other investigations on N734QZ (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC96LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA039), Dec 12, 1995: Cessna 172N (N734QZ), Sanford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to adequately compensate for a crosswind during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a snowbank. Factors relating to the accident were: ice on the runway and the…
- [NTSB NYC81FNC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC18), Aug 3, 1981: Cessna 172 (N734QZ), Kittery, ME, substantial damage

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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