# NTSB IAD73FIG23: Cessna 182M, N91604, Stevensville, MD, April 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1973
- Place: Stevensville, MD · STEVENSVILLE, MD
- Location: 38.9744° N, 76.3185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevensville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9744&lon=-76.3185&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73FIG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0818   73/4/6    STEVENSVILLE,MD     CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 300
        TIME - 1724                    N91604              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENTMORR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLINTON,MD                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
        REMARKS- ONE PAX BECAME ILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91604](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91604), registered now, S/N 18259840 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kentmorr

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730406007599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730406007599A), Apr 6, 1973: Cessna 182M, Stevensville, MD, Substantial damage. One pax became ill.

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.

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