# Accident 19840120002489A: Cessna 172M, Kelseyville, CA, January 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1984, 20:30 local time
- Place: Kelseyville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9108° N, 122.7897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9108&lon=-122.7897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5154H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5154H-1987-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 114 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840120002489A

## Narrative

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

CAME OUT OF CLOUDS AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. LOW CLOUDS, RAIN, FOG IN AREA.

## 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 LAX84LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA149), Jan 21, 1984: Cessna 172M (N5154H), Kelseyville, 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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