# Accident 19830331010379A: Cessna 182A, Bethany, OK, March 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1983, 08:04 local time
- Place: Bethany, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5001° N, 97.6404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5001&lon=-97.6404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2030G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2030G-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 204 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331010379A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE. HAD SEVERE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. HIGH CHANCE OF INCAPACITATION.

## 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 FTW83FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA172), Mar 31, 1983: Cessna 182A (N2030G), Bethany, OK, 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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