# NTSB NYC75AN098: Cessna 182, N71550, Foster, RI, April 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1975
- Place: Foster, RI · FOSTER, RI
- Location: 41.8537° N, 71.7581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Foster, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8537&lon=-71.7581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0891   75/4/8    FOSTER,RI           CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1710                    N71550              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  54, 8454 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW BEDFORD,MA              WESTFIELD,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT DEMOLISHED AND CONSUMED BY FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71550](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71550-1975-06-30), registration cancelled 1975-06-30, S/N 182-59661 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (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 19750408011799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750408011799A), Apr 8, 1975: Cessna 182M, Foster, RI, Destroyed. Aircraft demolished and consumed by fire.

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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