# Accident 19920609019079A: Cessna 172P, Big Sur, CA, June 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Big Sur, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DMAA
- Location: 36.0797° N, 121.5996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0797&lon=-121.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5449K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5449K-1993-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 6,362 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920609019079A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED IN BRUSH COVERED TERRAIN WHILE ON A 30 MINUTE COMMERCIAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX92FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA241), Jun 9, 1992: Cessna 172P (N5449K), Big Sur, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT INCAPACITION.

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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