# NTSB NYC76FNC18: Cessna 172G, N1318F, Waterville Vly, NH, September 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1975
- Place: Waterville Vly, NH · WATERVILLE VLY, NH
- Location: 43.9501° N, 71.4995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterville Valley, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9501&lon=-71.4995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FNC18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3124   75/9/8    WATERVILLE VLY,NH   CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 391
        TIME - 1950                    N1318F              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FREDERICK,MD                LACONIA,NH                   POUGHKEEPSIE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- TRACKING VOR OUTBOUND TO LOCATE ARPT.PLT PULLED UP TO AVOID CLOUD AND COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1318F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1318F-1975-11-05), registration cancelled 1975-11-05, S/N 17254813, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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 19750908030629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750908030629A), Sep 8, 1975: Cessna 172G, Waterville Vly, NH, Destroyed. Tracking VOR outbound to locate arpt. Plt pulled up to avoid cloud and collided with mountain.

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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