# Accident 19821219066889A: Cessna 182, Mcallen, TX, December 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1982, 20:30 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2101° N, 98.2306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2101&lon=-98.2306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42717, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42717-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FRG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821219066889A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE WHILE DUMPING BALES OF MARIJUANA FROM TREE TOP ALTITUDE AT DARK NIGHT. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 FTW83FRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FRG04), Dec 20, 1982: Cessna 182L (N42717), Near Mcallen, TX, destroyed, 2 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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