# NTSB NYC75AN075: Cessna 182, N8818T, Vinalhaven, ME, December 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1974
- Place: Vinalhaven, ME · VINALHAVEN, ME
- Location: 44.0481° N, 68.8317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vinalhaven, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0481&lon=-68.8317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3881  74/12/23   VINALHAVEN,ME       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 636
        TIME - 1040                    N8818T              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VINALHAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THOMASTON,ME                VINALHAVEN,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- DURING LANDING ROLL PLT ENCOUNTERED ICY RUNWAY CONDITIONS,ACFT SKIDDED OFF RWY COLLIDED WITH DITCH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8818T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8818T-1985-02-14), registration cancelled 1985-02-14, S/N 52718 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vinalhaven

## 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 19741223041829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741223041829A), Dec 23, 1974: Cessna 182C, Vinalhaven, ME, Substantial damage. During landing roll plt encountered icy runway conditions,acft skidded off rwy collided with ditch

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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