# NTSB NYC73DNC61: Cessna 182N, N92472, Montpelier, VT, March 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1973
- Place: Montpelier, VT · MONTPELIER, VT
- Location: 44.2664° N, 72.5715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2664&lon=-72.5715&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNC61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0617  73/3/23    MONTPELIER,VT       CESSNA 182N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1506
        TIME - 1718                    N92472              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 286 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KNAPP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNCHBURG,VA                MONTPELIER,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL EXHAUSTED DNWND LNDD SHORT OF RWY,NOSE WHEEL ENTERED SOFT SPOT.PLT FLEW 9HRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92472](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92472), registered now, S/N 18260222, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (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
- Airport: Knapp

## 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 19730323008669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730323008669A), Mar 23, 1973: Cessna 182N, Montpelier, VT, Substantial damage. Fuel exhausted dnwnd lndd short of rwy,nose wheel entered soft spot. Plt flew 9HRS.

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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