# Accident 19801104063839A: Cessna 182P, Richmond, VA, November 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1980, 00:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richard E Byrd In
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7291Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7291Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 69 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801104063839A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE DESCENDING BELOW MDA. NOT QUALIFIED 135 IFR FLIGHT. ADVISED BY COMPANY TO GO BELOW MDA.

## 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 ATL81FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA012), Nov 4, 1980: Cessna 182P (N7291Q), Richmond, VA, 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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