# Accident 19850513016359A: Cessna 177B, Ojai, CA, May 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Ojai, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5099° N, 119.2895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5099&lon=-119.2895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17239, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17239-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850513016359A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED CANYON AT LOW ALTITUDE AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN OR OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN.  IMPACTED GROUND AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX85FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA253), May 13, 1985: Cessna 177B (N17239), Ojai, 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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