# Accident 19841123062999A: Cessna 172M, Lake Isabella, CA, November 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1984, 12:40 local time
- Place: Lake Isabella, CA
- Airport: Kern Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6407° N, 118.4605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6407&lon=-118.4605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9589V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9589V-1984-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total, 219 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841123062999A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AFTER ENCOUNTERING DOWNDRAFT IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA. TURBULENCE AND DOWNDRAFTS FORECAST.

## 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 LAX85FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA048), Nov 23, 1984: Cessna 172M (N9589V), Lake Isabella, 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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