# NTSB NYC83LA225: Cessna 182C, N8596T, New Salem, MA, August 25, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 25, 1983, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: New Salem, MA
- Location: 42.5043° N, 72.3320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Salem, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5043&lon=-72.3320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA225
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35262/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA225

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Ditching, descent - emergency

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8596T-1989-03-16), registration cancelled 1989-03-16, S/N 52496 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 52496
- Airframe hours: 2385
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830825043949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825043949A), Aug 25, 1983: Cessna 182C, New Salem, MA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was flying low over water when it struck high tension lines and crashed.

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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