# Accident 20171122019689A: Cessna 172G, Pittsford, VT, November 22, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2017, 17:00 local time
- Place: Pittsford, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7556° N, 73.0400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7556&lon=-73.0400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4676L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4676L-2019-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171122019689A

## Narrative

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

N4676L WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN NEAR PITTSFORD, VT. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN18FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA037), Nov 22, 2017: Cessna 172G (N4676L), Pittsford, VT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.

## Other reports on N4676L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010107000309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010107000309I), Jan 7, 2001: Cessna 172G (N4676L), Pittsfield, MA. (-23) N4667L enroute from Michigan to Pittsfield, MA. Ran out of gas and landed on richmond pond at approx. 1500. Airplane was serviced with mogas (automobile…

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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