# NTSB NYC88LA106: Cessna 172, N89219, Old Town, ME, March 11, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 11, 1988, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Old Town, ME
- Location: 44.9523° N, 68.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEWITT FLD/OLD TOWN MUNI (OLD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9523&lon=-68.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA106
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36117/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA106

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather evaluation - inaccurate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose over, taxi - from landing

## Analysis

FOLLOWING ROLLOUT FROM A NORMAL LANDING IN STRONG WINDS, AND DURING A LEFT TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY, THE WING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED UP BY A QUARTERING TAILWIND AND FLIPPED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89219](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89219-1990-01-23), registration cancelled 1990-01-23, S/N 17276000 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17276000
- Airframe hours: 2799
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Central Maine Flying Ser.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed: SANFORD, ME
- Airport: OLD, De Witt Field, runway 30, 3,600 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 385 total, 70 in this make and model, 295 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 21 knots, gusting 42
- Visibility: 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 21 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19880311005189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880311005189A), Mar 11, 1988: Cessna 172P, Old Town, ME, Substantial damage. Was blown over while turning onto the taxiway. Wind exceeded aircraft control.

## Other investigations on N89219 (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 NYC90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA001), Oct 1, 1989: Cessna 172P (N89219), Bingham, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING TO ASSURE THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS CAPABLE OF OUTCLIMBING THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN UNDER THE EXISTING WIND AND AIRPLANE WEIGHT CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN AN…

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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