# NTSB NYC78FA094: Cessna 182, N9237G, Dupont, PA, September 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1978
- Place: Dupont, PA · DUPONT, PA
- Location: 41.3238° N, 75.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dupont, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3238&lon=-75.7419&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA094

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2601  78/9/15  NR.DUPONT,PA          CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 400
        TIME - 1200                    N9237G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAITHERSBURG,MD             SCRANTON,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT,VFR ON TOP,STATED HE WOULD FIND A HOLE & DESCEND VFR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9237G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9237G-1981-10-16), registration cancelled 1981-10-16, S/N 18260777 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wilkes-Barre-Sctn

## 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 19780915029839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915029839A), Sep 15, 1978: Cessna 182N, Dupont, PA, Destroyed. Non-instrument rated pilot,VFR on top,stated he would find a holeescend VFR.

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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