# Accident 19821010052039A: Cessna 172P, Grahamsville, NY, October 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Grahamsville, NY
- Airport: Sullivan Co International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8401° N, 74.5402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8401&lon=-74.5402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54177, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54177-1991-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 86 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821010052039A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES WHILE FLYING LOW TO PHOTOGRAPH SCENERY. RISING TERRAIN UNNOTICED UNTIL TO LATE TO AVOID A COLLISION.

## 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 NYC83LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA008), Oct 10, 1982: Cessna 172P (N54177), Grahamsville, 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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