# Accident 19830323009039A: Beech 200BEECH, High Island, TX, March 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1983, 13:42 local time
- Place: High Island, TX
- Airport: Brazoria Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5669° N, 94.3935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of High Island, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5669&lon=-94.3935&mi=10
- Aircraft: N417EM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A42
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,505 total, 300 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830323009039A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE PENETRATING A KNOWN LINE OF CUMULO NIMBUS CELLS. AIRCRAFTS WINGS WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 FTW83LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA165), Mar 23, 1983: Beech 200 (N417EM), High Island, substantial damage

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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