# Accident 19831112059409A: Cessna 182A, Sunsett, TX, November 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1983, 14:50 local time
- Place: Sunsett, TX
- Airport: Owens
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4505° N, 97.7691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4505&lon=-97.7691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4829D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4829D-1999-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 213 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831112059409A

## Narrative

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

RAN OFF EDGE OF PRIVATE STRIP INTO SOFT SAND ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. NOSED OVER. SUN GLARE ON WINDSHIELD.

## 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 FTW84LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA054), Nov 12, 1983: Cessna 182A (N4829D), Sunsett, TX, 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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