# NTSB NYC73FNC76: Cessna 182N, N92431, Lincoln, VT, June 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1973
- Place: Lincoln, VT · LINCOLN, VT
- Location: 44.1027° N, 72.9938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1027&lon=-72.9938&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189966
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FNC76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2369  73/6/28    LINCOLN,VT          CESSNA 182N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 320
        TIME - 0900                    N92431              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TWIN MOUNTAIN,VT            NEWBURGH,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- MANEUVERING AROUND CLOUDS CONT FLT INTO CLOUD BANK STRUCK TREES ON MTN AT 3000FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92431](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92431-1980-05-29), registration cancelled 1980-05-29, S/N 18260202 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (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 19730628018589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730628018589A), Jun 28, 1973: Cessna 182H, Lincoln, VT, Destroyed. Maneuvering around clouds cont flt into cloud bank struck trees on mtn at 3000FT MSL.

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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