# Accident 19850815038819A: Cessna 172K, Santa Paula, CA, August 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1985, 12:45 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3994° N, 119.0700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3994&lon=-119.0700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79504, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79504-1989-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 667 total, 54 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850815038819A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO A NARROW BOX CANYON. IMPACTED GROUND NOSE DOWN. PROBABLE STALL. PILOT HAS NO MEMORY OF ENTERING 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 LAX85LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA349), Aug 15, 1985: Cessna 172K (N79504), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage

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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