# Accident 19840630033239A: Cessna 182M, Georgetown, TX, June 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1984, 11:00 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6397° N, 97.6801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6397&lon=-97.6801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71879, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71879) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 35 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840630033239A

## Narrative

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

AFTER AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED BIRD STRIKE PILOT RETURNED TO FIELD MAKING A HARD LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW84LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA313), Jun 30, 1984: Cessna 182M (N71879), Georgetown, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71879 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250728010829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250728010829A), Jul 28, 2025: Cessna 182M (N71879), Imnaha, OR, Substantial damage. On July 28, 2025 the pilot lost control of the aircraft during landing and hit a tree with the left wing causing substantial damage to wing structure and…
- [Incident 20080529842009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080529842009I), May 29, 2008: Cessna 182M (N71879), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) On may 29, 2008, around 2030 mountain standard time, Cessna 182M, N71879, struck a taxiing light with the propeller after the pilot departed the runway…
- [Accident 19920513019519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920513019519A), May 13, 1992: Cessna 182M (N71879), Dayton, OH, Substantial damage. Very hard landing, said right seat passenger grabbed his arm due other traffic. Witness saw fast nose first landing

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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