# Accident 19830321008489A: Cessna 170B, Pala, CA, March 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1983, 07:40 local time
- Place: Pala, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3791° N, 117.0702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3791&lon=-117.0702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2462D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2462D-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 765 total, 765 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830321008489A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAIN IN IFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 LAX83FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA153), Mar 21, 1983: Cessna 170B (N2462D), Near Pala, CA, destroyed, 2 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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