# Accident 19820825043479A: Cessna 421C, Saratoga Spring, NY, August 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1982, 10:20 local time
- Place: Saratoga Spring, NY
- Airport: Saratoga Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0594° N, 73.7703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0594&lon=-73.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88572 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820825043479A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING VOR APPROACH AFTER EXECUTING IMPROPER PROCEDURE TURN AND DESCENT.

## 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 NYC82DA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA209), Aug 25, 1982: Cessna 421C (N88572), Saratoga Spring, 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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