# Accident 19820930051829A: Cessna 182A, New Braunfels, TX, September 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1982, 23:05 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6994° N, 98.1108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6994&lon=-98.1108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3755D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 83 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA404) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820930051829A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED IMC WEATHER EN ROUTE. STRUCK TREES ON PRECAUTIONARY NIGHT LANDING.TRIED TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE WEATHER.

## 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 FTW82DA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA404), Oct 1, 1982: Cessna 182A (N3755D), New Braunfels, TX, destroyed

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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