# Accident 19830624068329A: Cessna 172N, Marina, CA, June 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1983, 00:35 local time
- Place: Marina, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6695° N, 121.7910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6695&lon=-121.7910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733PP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830624068329A

## Narrative

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

INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO OCEAN WATER OFFSHORE EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. AIRCRAFT WITNESSED FLYING AT LESS THAN 100 FEET.

## 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 LAX83LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA301), Jun 24, 1983: Cessna 172N (N733PP), Marina, CA, destroyed

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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