# Accident 19820904046779A: Cessna 170A, Brunswick, FL, September 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1982, 15:30 local time
- Place: Brunswick, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1495° N, 81.4805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1495&lon=-81.4805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9263A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9263A-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 255 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820904046779A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES VFR PILOT WAS FORCED DOWN IN AREA OF A THUNDERSTORM. COLLIDED WITH A PALM TREE AFTER NEAR LEVEL TOUCHDOWN

## 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 ATL82FA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA263), Sep 4, 1982: Cessna 170A (N9263A), Brunswick, GA, destroyed, 3 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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