# NTSB NYC76AN094: Cessna 182, N52903, Hilltown, PA, May 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1976
- Place: Hilltown, PA · HILLTOWN, PA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN094

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0717   76/5/1    HILLTOWN,PA         CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1242
        TIME - 1014                    N52903              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOYLESTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DOYLESTOWN,PA               RETURN                       BALLY,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
          PILOT-ATMTD VFR FLT AT ALT INSUF TO CLR HI OBSTN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       55
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- STRUCK STATIC CABLE ABT 194 FT AGL.LWRG CLGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52903](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52903-1976-06-15), registration cancelled 1976-06-15, S/N 18262940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Doylestown

## 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 19760501010169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760501010169A), May 1, 1976: Cessna 182P, Hilltown, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck static cable abt 194 ft AGL.lwrg clgs. Pilot-atmtd VFR flt at alt insuf to clr hi obstn

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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