# Accident 19951012032909A: Cessna 172M, Norwich, VT, October 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1995, 11:51 local time
- Place: Norwich, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7180° N, 72.3057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwich, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7180&lon=-72.3057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70080, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70080-1996-01-22) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,294 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO96FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951012032909A

## Narrative

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

PHOTO FLIGHT A LOW ALTITUDE. INDICATES CARB ICING CAUSED POWER REDUCTION. CRASHED INTO TREES ON RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 BFO96FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96FA007), Oct 12, 1995: Cessna 172M (N70080), Norwich, VT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), during a low altitude operation. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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