# Accident 19841104064859A: Cessna 180A, Syria, VA, November 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1984, 13:00 local time
- Place: Syria, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6599° N, 78.4509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6599&lon=-78.4509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91954, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91954) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841104064859A

## Narrative

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

VFR NOT ADVISED. DEPARTED ANYWAY. FLEW INTO CLOUD OBSURED HILL. WAS OBSERVED IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS.

## 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 BFO85FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA005), Nov 4, 1984: Douglas AD-4NA (N91954), Syria, VA, 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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