# Accident 19830401012539A: Cessna 500CESSNA, Eagle Pass, TX, April 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1983, 20:00 local time
- Place: Eagle Pass, TX
- Airport: Winn
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7007° N, 100.4908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7007&lon=-100.4908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700CW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 500CESSNA
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830401012539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO GROUND ON NIGHT VFR APPROACH TO UNLIGHTED AIRPORT. VISIBILITY WAS RESTRICTED BY DUST.

## 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 FTW83FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA175), Apr 2, 1983: Cessna 500 (N700CW), Eagle Pass, TX, destroyed, 4 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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