# Accident 19850413014439A: Cessna 320B, Athens, LA, April 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1985, 19:40 local time
- Place: Athens, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HBRA
- Location: 32.6498° N, 93.0205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6498&lon=-93.0205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3RU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,799 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850413014439A

## Narrative

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

UNCONTROLLED DESCENT IN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAS DIVERTING BECAUSE OF HOT ENGINE.

## 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 FTW85FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA181), Apr 14, 1985: Cessna 320B (N3RU), Athens, LA, destroyed, 4 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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