- Date
- August 25, 1983, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- New Salem, MA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8596TCessna 182C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830825043949A
- Case key
- 35262
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with high tension wires while flying at about 100 ft AGL. The plt landed in the water and all 4 occupants evacuated safely. The ditching was controlled but the acft nosed over after impact. The passengers said they had no trouble until they heard a loud bang and realized the acft had contacted the wires. A witness also heard the bang and saw the acft going down. After water contact two occupants evacuated and swam to shore; two were picked up by a boat operated by the witness.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8596T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52496
- Airframe hours
- 2,385
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth E. Benson
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 4, 1983
- Departed
- ORE · Orange, MA
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 475 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORH, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.