# Accident 19800717027129A: Cessna R182, South Hero, VT, July 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: South Hero, VT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6484° N, 73.3013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Hero, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6484&lon=-73.3013&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738EQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738EQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 30 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717027129A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE-TOPS ON TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM A SHORT SOD STRIP. REMAINED AIRBORNE. LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 NYC80FNC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC32), Jul 17, 1980: Cessna 182 (N738EQ), South Hero, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N738EQ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830722040279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830722040279I), Jul 22, 1983: Cessna R182 (N738EQ), Pembroke Pines, FL, Minor damage. Left main gear would not extend. Emergency procedures failed. Gear jammed in wheel well by brake assembly.

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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