# Accident 19821113058389A: Cessna 340A, Orinda, CA, November 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1982, 15:35 local time
- Place: Orinda, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8701° N, 122.2597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8701&lon=-122.2597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29HT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29HT-1984-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821113058389A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFFT WAS OBSERVED TO DIVE INTO GROUND IN A RIGHT TURN WITH ENGINES RUNNING AT HIGH POWER.

## 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 LAX83FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA034), Nov 13, 1982: Cessna 340A (N29HT), Orinda, CA, destroyed, 1 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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