# Accident 19840121034489A: Cessna 182Q, Soledad, CA, January 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1984, 00:07 local time
- Place: Soledad, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3909° N, 121.3003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3909&lon=-121.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96956, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96956-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 18 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840121034489A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA IN 50 DEGREE NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. WEATHER AND NIGHT CURRENCY A FACTOR.

## 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 LAX84FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA152), Jan 21, 1984: Cessna 182Q (N96956), Soledad, CA, destroyed, 1 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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