# Accident 19820118001279A: Cessna 172M, Downieville, CA, January 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1982, 11:05 local time
- Place: Downieville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5805° N, 120.7905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5805&lon=-120.7905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5295R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5295R-1988-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820118001279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT WHEN VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. PILOT REPORTED OVERDUE AND SEARCH REVEALED CRASH.

## 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 LAX82FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA047), Jan 18, 1982: Cessna 172M (N5295R), Downieville, CA, destroyed, 1 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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