# Accident 19821030055869A: Cessna 172N, Panoche, CA, October 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1982, 00:45 local time
- Place: Panoche, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5305° N, 120.9599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5305&lon=-120.9599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5223J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 4 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821030055869A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN ON A DARK, RAINY NIGHT. LOW TIME PILOT WAS ADVISED OF DETERIORATING WEATHER EN ROUTE.

## 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 LAX83FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA024), Oct 30, 1982: Cessna 172N (N5223J), Panoche, CA, destroyed, 3 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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