# Accident 19831202075089A: Cessna 172H, Hershey, PA, December 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1983, 15:10 local time
- Place: Hershey, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2793° N, 76.6408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2793&lon=-76.6408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6246L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 463 total, 194 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831202075089A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO A SNOW SQUALL AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS TO LAND AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT. LOST CONTROL. STRUCK TREES ON A NEARBY HILL.

## 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 NYC84FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA046), Dec 2, 1983: Cessna 172H (N6246L), Hershey, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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