# Accident 19940409000149A: Cessna 172N, Julian, CA, April 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1994, 11:08 local time
- Place: Julian, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0196° N, 116.4901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0196&lon=-116.4901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6242D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6242D-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940409000149A

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE IFR ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND SEVERE DOWNDRAFT. IMPACTED TREES ON MOUNTAIN. NO AIRMETS OR SIGMETS.

## 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 LAX94FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA185), Apr 9, 1994: Cessna 172N (N6242D), Julian, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT(S). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE HIGH/MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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