# NTSB NYC73AN107: Cessna 182H, N3486S, Tarboro, NC, January 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1973
- Place: Tarboro, NC · TARBORO, NC
- Location: 35.9042° N, 77.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tarboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9042&lon=-77.5555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0273  73/1/28    TARBORO,NC          CESSNA 182H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 197
        TIME - 1445                    N3486S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE RAPIDS NC          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3486S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3486S-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N 18255886 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730128001099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730128001099A), Jan 28, 1973: Cessna 182H, Tarboro, NC, 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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