# Accident 19830927051769A: Cessna 172G, Woodford, VT, September 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Woodford, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8804° N, 73.0795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodford, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8804&lon=-73.0795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3692L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3692L-2004-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 234 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830927051769A

## Narrative

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

LET DOWN THROUGH A HOLE IN CLOUDS. WEATHER WORSENED TRYING TO FOLLOW A ROAD. ELECTED TO CRASH LAND IN TREE TOPS.

## 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 NYC83LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA258), Sep 27, 1983: Cessna 172G (N3692L), Woodford, VT, destroyed

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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