# NTSB IAD74FLQ02: Cessna 182C, N8901T, Mt.Sterling, KY, July 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1973
- Place: Mt.Sterling, KY · MT.STERLING, KY
- Location: 38.0655° N, 83.9488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Sterling, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0655&lon=-83.9488&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FLQ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2180  73/7/20    MT.STERLING,KY      CESSNA 182C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 349
        TIME - 2100                    N8901T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT.STERLING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT.STERLING,KY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- DESCND INTO TREES FOR UNDET REASON. PLT DIED 7/25/73.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8901T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8901T-1977-07-18), registration cancelled 1977-07-18, S/N 52801 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mt.Sterling

## 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 19730720022969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730720022969A), Jul 20, 1973: Cessna 182C, Mt.Sterling, KY, Substantial damage. Descnd into trees for undet reason. Plt died 7/25/73.

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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