# NTSB NYC74FNC31: Cessna 172M, N92899, Rangeley, ME, November 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1973
- Place: Rangeley, ME · RANGELEY, ME
- Location: 44.9659° N, 70.6521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rangeley, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9659&lon=-70.6521&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FNC31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3426  73/11/19   RANGELEY,ME         CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 394
        TIME - 1757                    N92899              PX-  0  2  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIDDEFORD,ME                MILLINOCKET,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT ATMTG OBTAIN FIX IN TOTAL DARKNESS DID SEE MTNS OR TREES PRIOR TO IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92899](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92899-1974-01-14), registration cancelled 1974-01-14, S/N 17261646 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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 19731119037059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731119037059A), Nov 19, 1973: Cessna 172M, Rangeley, ME, Destroyed. Plt atmtg obtain fix in total darkness did see mtns or trees prior to impact.

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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