# Accident 19820920049409A: Cessna 501, Crystal City, TX, September 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1982, 11:27 local time
- Place: Crystal City, TX
- Airport: Chacon Creek Ranc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6792° N, 99.8210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6792&lon=-99.8210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 501
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D1
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,756 total, 930 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820920049409A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO COLLIDE WITH FENCEPOSTS.

## 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 FTW82DA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA385), Sep 20, 1982: Cessna 501SP (N50US), Crystal City, 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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