# NTSB FTW79FA056: Cessna 182P, N9897E, Weston, TX, February 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1979
- Place: Weston, TX · WESTON, TX
- Location: 33.3300° N, 96.6659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3300&lon=-96.6659&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0292  79/2/27    WESTON,TX           CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 150
        TIME - 2112                    N9897E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TYLER,TX                    ENID,OK                      OKLAHOMA CITY,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9897E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9897E-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 18263957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790227005909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227005909A), Feb 27, 1979: Cessna 182P, Weston, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot continued night VFR flight into area of thunderstorm activity. Lost control of the aircraft.

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.

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