# Accident 19810105017759A: Cessna 182Q, Leakey, TX, January 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1981, 15:25 local time
- Place: Leakey, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7254° N, 99.7631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leakey, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7254&lon=-99.7631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759GK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759GK-1982-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810105017759A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FLEW INTO MOUNTAIN SIDE OBSCURED BY CLOUDS AND FOG. FAILED TO DETOUR WEATHER AREA PER WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 FTW81FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA022), Jan 5, 1981: Cessna 182Q (N759GK), Leakey, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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