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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Port Aransas, TX · May 1, 1983

Date: May 1, 1983 · 20:50 local
Place: Port Aransas, TX
Airport: Mustang Beach
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N34581
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA215
Reported as: Cessna 177B
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1F6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 475 total100 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N34581Registration cancelled Jul 30, 2013 · Cessna 177BS/N 17701886 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 177B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot flew into deteriorating weather with low ceilings and visibilities. Aircraft crashed into gulf.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLEW INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER WITH LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO GULF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW83LA215Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPort Aransas, TXDuring a wx briefing, the non-instrument rated plt was told to expect no significant en route wx, but was advised of lower ceilings along the coastline, later that night. There were no records of en route wx briefings. When the acft was about 40 mi northwest…May 2, 1983 · Destroyed