# Accident 19840705032941A: Cessna 172M, Richmond, CA, July 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1984, 15:46 local time
- Place: Richmond, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9607° N, 122.3795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9607&lon=-122.3795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103PD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 115 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840705032941A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH N95726 WHICH WAS IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT. N103PD WAS ON SURVEILLANCE MISSION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N95726, Cessna 182Q: [Accident 19840705032942A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840705032942A)

## 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 LAX84FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA378), Jul 5, 1984: Cessna 172M (N103PD), Richmond, 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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