# Accident 19840502017019A: Dhav DH82, San Antonio, TX, May 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1984, 19:30 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3203° N, 98.4694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3203&lon=-98.4694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82DS-2007-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DH82
- Reported engine: DHAVXX GIPSYMAJOR1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840502017019A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS STATED THAT ENGINE STOPPED AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND DESCENDED BELOW TREES, FIRE ERUPTED AFTER CRASH.

## 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 FTW84FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA218), May 3, 1984: de Havilland Tiger Moth DH 82A (N82DS), San Antonio, TX, destroyed, 2 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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