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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Brownsville, TX · February 22, 1989

Date
February 22, 1989 · 17:18 local
Place
Brownsville, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3826D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89LA054
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O470L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
235 total65 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Blinded by sun on close final for Private strip. Drifted off runway alignment and struck trees. Crashed inverted.

As the FAA filed it

BLINDED BY SUN ON CLOSE FINAL FOR PRIVATE STRIP. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND STRUCK TREES. CRASHED INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.