# Accident 19830509020809A: Cessna 182R, New Braunfels, TX, May 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1983, 23:53 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4891° N, 98.3990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4891&lon=-98.3990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5134E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5134E-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830509020809A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK HIGH VOLTAGE POWERLINES WHILE TRYING TO FOLLOW A HIGHWAY AT NIGHT IN RAIN AND FOG, UNDER LOW CLOUDS.

## 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 FTW83FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA226), May 10, 1983: Cessna 182R (N5134E), New Braunfels, 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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