# Accident 19820322004869A: Cessna 177, Jefferson, GA, March 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1982, 14:15 local time
- Place: Jefferson, GA
- Airport: Jackson Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1761° N, 83.5617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSON COUNTY (JCA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1761&lon=-83.5617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30469, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30469-1994-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 301 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820322004869A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT HIT HARD CAUSING DAMAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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