# NTSB NYC81FNC13: Cessna 172F, N8324U, Pownal, ME, June 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1981
- Place: Pownal, ME · POWNAL, ME
- Location: 43.8991° N, 70.1818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Pownal, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8991&lon=-70.1818&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FNC13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2857  81/6/26    POWNAL,ME           CESSNA 172F         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 3000
        TIME - 1710                    N8324U              PX-  0  1  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POWNAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POWNAL,ME                   SANFORD,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           70                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD PROBABLE WNDSHFT.PLT INJURIES INCLUDED PULMONARY EMBOLUS,DIED 7/9/81 AFT EMBOLECTOMY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8324U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pownal

## 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 19810626036619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810626036619A), Jun 26, 1981: Cessna 172F, Pownal, ME, Destroyed. Lacked full power on takeoff. Crashed into trees off end of runwa. Unlicensed airplane. Engine poor condition.

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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