# Accident 19850219006359A: Cessna 182R, Burkes Garden, VA, February 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1985, 09:00 local time
- Place: Burkes Garden, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0982° N, 81.3409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burkes Garden, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0982&lon=-81.3409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2370E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2370E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 5 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850219006359A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND MOUNTAIN RIDGE IN IFR WEATHER. PILOT HAD NOT CHECKED WEATHER BEFORE DEPARTURE.

## 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 ATL85FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA101), Feb 19, 1985: Cessna 182R (N2370E), Burkes Garden, 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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