# Accident 19811226084169A: Cessna 172N, Edinburg, NY, December 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Edinburg, NY
- Airport: Plateau Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2256° N, 74.1145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLATEAU SKY RANCH (1F2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2256&lon=-74.1145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734LH-2017-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 191 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FFA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811226084169A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING WEATHER. ELECTED TO LAND ON SNOW COVERED STRIP. HIT SNOW RIDGE. AIRPORT NOTAMED CLOSED.

## 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 NYC82FFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FFA02), Dec 26, 1981: Cessna 172 (N734LH), Edinburg, NY, 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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