# NTSB NYC80FNC33: Cessna 172, N9931Q, Turner, ME, July 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1980
- Place: Turner, ME · TURNER, ME
- Location: 44.2578° N, 70.2579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turner, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2578&lon=-70.2579&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNC33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1995   80/7/8    TURNER,ME           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 377
        TIME - 1530                    N9931Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWITCHELL SPB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TURNER,ME                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- WTR LNDG,WINGTIPS DMGD.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9931Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9931Q), registered now, S/N 17265875, built 1975 (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: Twitchell Spb

## 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 19800708035809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800708035809A), Jul 8, 1980: Cessna 172, Turner, ME, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to water loop and lost control causing substantial damage.

## Other investigations on N9931Q (1)

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 BFO93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA179), Sep 19, 1993: Cessna 172 (N9931Q), North Kingstown, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO STALL AS HE WAS MANEUVERING TO AVOID BIRDS ON FINAL APPROACH.

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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