# Accident 19841213069319A: Cessna R172K, Desert Center, CA, December 13, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1984, 18:05 local time
- Place: Desert Center, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7605° N, 115.4697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7605&lon=-115.4697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7310K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 633 total, 477 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841213069319A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED TO ATC THAT HE WAS DESCENDING WITH HEAVY ICE. CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA. ICING IN 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 LAX85FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA070), Dec 14, 1984: Cessna R172K (N7310K), Desert Center, 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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