# Accident 19840823043329A: Cessna 320C, Monterey, CA, August 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1984, 20:57 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Monterey
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6008° N, 121.8810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6008&lon=-121.8810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7AE-1985-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320C (registry code 2074510, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,041 total, 50 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA453) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840823043329A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED AT NIGHT ON SPECIAL VFR WITH NO IFR RATING. LOST CONTROL AND STALLED. ROLLED AND IMPACTED A SLOPE INVERTED

## 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 LAX84FA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA453), Aug 24, 1984: Cessna 320C (N7AE), Monterey, CA, destroyed, 5 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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