# Accident 19830724038759A: Cessna TR182, Seneca Rocks, WV, July 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1983, 20:20 local time
- Place: Seneca Rocks, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8306° N, 79.3704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8306&lon=-79.3704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737JA-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYC O540L3C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 157 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830724038759A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER DESCENT AND SHORT PERIOD AT REDUCED POWER SETTING.

## 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 ATL83FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA290), Jul 25, 1983: Cessna TR 182 (N737JA), Seneca Rocks, WV, 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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