# Accident 19830908047009A: Cessna 172N, Newport Beach, CA, September 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1983, 02:30 local time
- Place: Newport Beach, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6197° N, 117.8700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6197&lon=-117.8700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734RL-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 49 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA436) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908047009A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED IN LOW LEVEL FLIGHT BEFORE CRASH. WITNESS STATED PILOT APPEARED TO BE DRUNK BEFORE FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX83FA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA436), Sep 8, 1983: Cessna 172N (N734RL), Newport Beach, 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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