# Accident 19840106000369A: Cessna 172N, Arco, ID, January 6, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1984, 12:45 local time
- Place: Arco, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.6507° N, 113.2803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6507&lon=-113.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5216E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,610 total, 3 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840106000369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING FLIGHT UNDERNEATH WEATHER AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 SEA84FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA036), Jan 6, 1984: Cessna C172N (N5216E), Arco, ID, destroyed, 3 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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