# Accident 19830211005979A: Cessna R182, George West, TX, February 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1983, 12:50 local time
- Place: George West, TX
- Airport: Havana Materia
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3301° N, 98.1106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3301&lon=-98.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737PT-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 540 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830211005979A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOT RUNWAY ON LANDING APPROACH. STRUCK FENCE OFF THE DEPARTURE END TRYING TO MAKE A GO AROUND.

## 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 FTW83LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA113), Feb 11, 1983: Cessna R182 (N737PT), George West, 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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