# Accident 19831201059519A: Cessna 172N, Truckee, CA, December 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1983, 12:45 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6134E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6134E-1984-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 158 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831201059519A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILING AND FOG TRYING TO FLY THROUGH A PASS. STALL LANDED INTO TREES AND DEEP SNOW.

## 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 LAX84LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA088), Dec 1, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6134E), Truckee, 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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