# Accident 19830223005109A: Cessna 180, Descanso, CA, February 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1983, 21:00 local time
- Place: Descanso, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7209° N, 117.2305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7209&lon=-117.2305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3687C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3687C-2012-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 130 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FUM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830223005109A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERED, VFR AIRCRAFT CAME OUT OF LOW CLOUDS, CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FUEL REMAINING UNDETERMINED.

## 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 LAX83FUM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUM04), Feb 24, 1983: Cessna 180J (N3687C), Descanso, 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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