# Accident 19821126064239A: Cessna 172M, Mt Alton, PA, November 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1982, 19:32 local time
- Place: Mt Alton, PA
- Airport: Bradford Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0700° N, 76.3095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0700&lon=-76.3095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9511H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 966 total, 890 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821126064239A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED HEAVY ICING EN ROUTE.AIRCRAFT LOADED WITH ICE FELL INTO TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY ON BANKING TO SEE RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC83FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA032), Nov 27, 1982: Cessna 172H (N9511H), Mount Alton, PA, 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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