# Accident 19840730036119A: Cessna A185F, Comstock, TX, July 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1984, 12:32 local time
- Place: Comstock, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3710° N, 100.8899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3710&lon=-100.8899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6102E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,225 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840730036119A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TERRAIN ON DARK NIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS IN A NOSE LOW, WING LOW ATTITUDE AT IMPACT, HEADING BACK TO DEL RIO.

## 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 FTW84FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA331), Jul 30, 1984: Cessna A185F (N6102E), Del Rio, TX, destroyed, 1 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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