# NTSB NYC66A0103: Cessna 182, N8958T, Campton, NH, March 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1966
- Place: Campton, NH · CAMPTON, NH
- Location: 43.8276° N, 71.6450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Campton, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8276&lon=-71.6450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1085  66/3/19  NR.CAMPTON,NH         CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 778
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8958T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 6/25/72. PLT FLEW INTO MT OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8958T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8958T-1971-12-16), registration cancelled 1971-12-16, S/N 52858 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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