- Date
- September 30, 1982, 23:05 local (Oct 1, 1982, 04:05 UTC)
- Place
- New Braunfels, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3755DCessna 182A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820930051829A
- Case key
- 71967
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Vfr flight into imc - continuedCause
In flight collision with object
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Object - tree(s)
Altitude - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The plt rerouted due to deteriorating wx & when in the vicinity of san antonio elected to land at san antonio. The plt contacted approach control at 2252 & reported 18 mi east for landing. The acft struck trees 5 mi nw of New Braunfels.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3755D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34455
- Airframe hours
- 2,700
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harold D. Frakes
- Registered owner
- Harold D. Frakes
- Departed
- C · Corpus Christi, TX
- Destination
- C · Sugarland, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 176 total · 83 in this make and model · 128 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 169 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.