Cessna 172C accident near Winthrop, ME
On August 27, 2005, a Cessna 172C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Winthrop, ME. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 27, 2005
- Place
- Winthrop, ME
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.282°N, 70.007°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050902X01380
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 27, 2005, about 0915 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172C, N1680Y, was substantially damaged during a forced landing, after it experienced a loss of engine power while in cruise flight near Winthrop, Maine. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was owned by the pilot, and based at the Bowman Field Airport (B10), Livermore Falls, Maine. Witnesses at B10 observed the pilot conducting a preflight inspection of the airplane. The pilot subsequently conducted an engine run-up, taxied for takeoff, and departed without incident about 0845. Witnesses near the accident site reported that they observed the airplane descending toward a field. They further reported that they did not hear any engine noise, and the propeller was not turning, or turning "very slowly." The airplane's left wing struck a tree. The airplane then rolled and "nose dived" to the ground. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight approximately 44 degrees, 16.9 minutes north latitude, and 70 degrees, 00.4 minutes west longitude. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land and sea. Review of the pilot's logbook revealed that the last flight logged was during November 1999. The pilot's ex-wife stated that the pilot had not flown between June 2004, and April 2005. She stated that the pilot had been flying the accident airplane during the past few months;
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and a subsequent forced landing and impact with terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
