# NTSB NYC73AN022: Robertson 182K, N2676R, Orange, CT, August 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1972
- Place: Orange, CT · ORANGE, CT
- Location: 41.2850° N, 73.0246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2850&lon=-73.0246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1023   72/8/2    ORANGE,CONN         ROBERTSON 182K      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2008                    N2676R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 37, 507 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            89 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSKEEGEE,ALA               TETERBORO,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PLT LOWERED FULL SPAN FLAPS ABOVE MAX EXTENSION SPEED.BOTH OUTBOARD WGS BUCKLED. L WG SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2676R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2676R-1973-05-07), registration cancelled 1973-05-07, S/N 18258376, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERTSON 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (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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