- Date
- November 28, 1982, 16:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Williamsport, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1498UCessna 172M
- Weather
- Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821128063029A
- Case key
- 73057
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft departed the airport with ice on the airframe. The pilot encountered more icing in flight and decided to return to the airport, but was unable to maintain his altitude. The aircraft collided with trees during a forced landing. The pilot had been advised of icing conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1498U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17267165
- Airframe hours
- 2,724
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Central Ohio Flyers Associatio
- Registered owner
- Central Ohio Flyers Associatio
- Departed
- Williamsport, PA
- Destination
- Columbus, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- IPT
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 19
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 768 total · 375 in this make and model · 642 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Dusk
- Wind
- 20° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.