# Accident 19830304008539A: Cessna 2105, Orange Grove, TX, March 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1983, 05:30 local time
- Place: Orange Grove, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9504° N, 97.9308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9504&lon=-97.9308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8270Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8270Z-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5 (registry code 2073404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830304008539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES DURING A PERIOD OF BAD WEATHER. NO WITNESSES TO ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW83FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA142), Mar 4, 1983: Cessna 210-5 (N8270Z), Orange Grove, TX, 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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