# NTSB NYC72FNC13: Cessna 182, N8480S, Penacook, NH, October 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1971
- Place: Penacook, NH · PENACOOK, NH
- Location: 43.2804° N, 71.6001° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Penacook, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2804&lon=-71.6001&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNC13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNC13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3896  71/10/27   PENACOOK,NH         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 46, 163
        TIME - 1030                    N8480S              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,NH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT MADE L CLBG TURN,R WNG HIT CHURCH STEEPLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8480S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8480S-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 18256580, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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

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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