# Accident 19821128063029A: Cessna 172M, Williamsport, PA, November 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1982, 16:40 local time
- Place: Williamsport, PA
- Airport: Williamsport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2417° N, 76.9218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (IPT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2417&lon=-76.9218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1498U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1498U-1983-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 768 total, 375 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821128063029A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED INTO FREEZING RAIN AND ICE FRM PRIOR FLIGHT ON AIRFRAME. UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC83FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA033), Nov 28, 1982: Cessna 172M (N1498U), Williamsport, 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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