# Accident 19800416009199A: Cessna 182, Belle Vernon, PA, April 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Belle Vernon, PA
- Airport: Rostraver
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2097° N, 79.8314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSTRAVER (FWQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2097&lon=-79.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97243, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97243-1993-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FGM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800416009199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH, LANDING IN GUSTY WIND. HIT RUNWAY HARD. BENT FIREWALL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC80FGM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM15), Apr 16, 1980: Cessna 182 (N97243), Belle Vernon, PA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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