# Accident 19780915029839A: Cessna 182N, Dupont, PA, September 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1978
- Place: Dupont, PA
- Airport: Wilkes-Barre-Sctn
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 41.3238° N, 75.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dupont, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3238&lon=-75.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9237G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9237G-1981-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915029839A

## Narrative

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

NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT,VFR ON TOP,STATED HE WOULD FIND A HOLEESCEND VFR.

## 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 NYC78FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA094), Sep 15, 1978: Cessna 182 (N9237G), Dupont, PA, substantial damage, 1 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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