# Accident 19840916049379A: Cessna 182F, Waynesboro, VA, September 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1984, 09:43 local time
- Place: Waynesboro, VA
- Airport: Waynesboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0598° N, 78.9008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0598&lon=-78.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3257U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257U-2012-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470LCI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 0 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916049379A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT UNDERSHOT LANDING AND CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. PILOT CLAIMED WINDSHEAR.

## 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 ATL84LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA288), Sep 16, 1984: Cessna 182 (N3257U), Waynesboro, VA, 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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