# NTSB FTW80FA026: Cessna 182E, N2853Y, Comfort, TX, December 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1979
- Place: Comfort, TX · COMFORT, TX
- Location: 29.9723° N, 98.9047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Comfort, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9723&lon=-98.9047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3917  79/12/21 NR.COMFORT,TX         CESSNA 182E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2000                    N2853Y              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          JASPER,TX                   OZONA,TX                     BEAUMONT,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            DRIZZLE, RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       68
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          130                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- MAG COMPASS OUT OF FLUID.USING HAND-HELD COMPASS.VACUUM PUMP DISCONNECTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2853Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2853Y-1980-09-23), registration cancelled 1980-09-23, S/N 18253853 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (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 19791221040719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221040719A), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 182E, Comfort, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. VFR pilot advised no go. Proceeded into low visibility & ceiling at night. Struck hill along highway he followed.

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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