Cessna 172K N84220

Summary

On 11 September 1982 at about 23:20 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N84220, operated by Maine Coast Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident near Vinalhaven, Maine, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 September 1982 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Vinalhaven, Maine, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N84220

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Maine Coast Airways, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vinalhaven → Auburn

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC82DA225

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT 100 FEET OF ALTITUDE AFTER TAKEOFF.THE PILOT FOUND BY PUMPING THE THROTTLE, HE COULD REGAIN SOME POWER. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND. THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE HAD SEPARATED ABOUT ONE INCH FROM IT ATTACHMENT END. THE MIXTURE WAS FOUND IN THE IDLE CUT-OFF POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.