# Accident 19750505010222A: Cessna 172H, Montpelier, VT, May 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1975
- Place: Montpelier, VT
- Airport: Edward F Knapp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Location: 44.2664° N, 72.5715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2664&lon=-72.5715&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2831L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2831L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 749 total, 320 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DNC31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNC31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750505010222A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PARKED ON TAXI STRIP,STRUCTURAL DMG TO R WING,AILERON AND WING TIP.N5210M SUBSTANTIAL DMG.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5210M, Tcraft BC12D: [Accident 19750505010221A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750505010221A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC75DNC31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNC31), May 5, 1975: Cessna 172H (N2831L), Montpelier, VT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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