# Accident 19760211004829A: Cessna 172K, Burlington, VT, February 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1976
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: Burlington
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 44.4924° N, 73.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4924&lon=-73.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79285, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79285-1976-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 117 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760211004829A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPTD AC ENTERED HEAVY ICING DURING MISSED APPROACH.WINDSHELD ICED OVER,PLT NON INST RATED.

## 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 NYC76AN077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN077), Feb 11, 1976: Cessna 172K (N79285), Burlington, VT, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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