# Accident 19820501045549A: Cessna TU206A, Rachal, TX, May 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1982
- Place: Rachal, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9308° N, 98.1307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9308&lon=-98.1307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4955F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4955F-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206A (registry code 2073318, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501045549A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FOUND CRASHED WITH 340 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA ON BOARD. NO REGISTERED OWNER LOCATED.

## 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 FTW82DA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA163), May 1, 1982: Cessna TU-206A (N4955F), Rachal, TX, 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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