# Accident 19841029063229A: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN, Keysers Ridge, MD, October 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1984, 14:15 local time
- Place: Keysers Ridge, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6210° N, 79.3199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6210&lon=-79.3199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172VF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172VF-2013-09-12) (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: DHAVXX DH82AROBRTSN
- Reported engine: DHAVXX GIPSYMAJOR1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 65 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841029063229A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FOLLOWING HIGHWAY IN IFR CONDITIONS LOST CONTROL AFTER GOING INTO FOG BANK. IMPACTED GROUND AND BURNED.

## 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 BFO85FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA004), Oct 29, 1984: de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth (N172VF), Keyser'S Ridge, MD, 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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