# Accident 19840909047489A: Cessna R172K, Independence, CA, September 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1984, 07:00 local time
- Place: Independence, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8308° N, 118.2391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8308&lon=-118.2391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736XF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736XF-1986-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 595 total, 114 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA473) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840909047489A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CANYON LOOKING FOR HUNTING SITE. STALLED INTO RISING TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OUT OF CANYON.

## 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 LAX84FA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA473), Sep 9, 1984: Cessna R172K (N736XF), Independence, CA, 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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