# Accident 19830825043949A: Cessna 182C, New Salem, MA, August 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1983, 18:00 local time
- Place: New Salem, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5043° N, 72.3320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Salem, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5043&lon=-72.3320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8596T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8596T-1989-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825043949A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOW OVER WATER WHEN IT STRUCK HIGH TENSION LINES AND CRASHED.

## 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 NYC83LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA225), Aug 25, 1983: Cessna 182C (N8596T), New Salem, MA, 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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