# Accident 19830816041639A: Cessna P206B, Kernville, CA, August 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1983, 12:25 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7296° N, 118.3892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7296&lon=-118.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4738F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4738F-2012-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206B (registry code 2073309, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,879 total, 810 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830816041639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENTERED BOX CANYON THAT HE COULD NOT TURN OUT OF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT 3850 FOOT LEVEL.

## 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 LAX83FA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA388), Aug 16, 1983: Cessna P206B (N4738F), Kernville, 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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