# Accident 19850121001799A: Cessna 340A, Orlando, FL, January 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5707° N, 81.3198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5707&lon=-81.3198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6829L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,101 total, 325 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850121001799A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT WING WAS DAMAGED. PILOT CLAIMED TO HAVE PULLED UP TO AVOID TREES. DEA INVOLVED.

## 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 MIA85LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA084), Jan 21, 1985: Cessna 340A (N6829L), Orlando, FL, 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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