# NTSB LAX72AL057: Cessna 185, N9844X, Corona, CA, March 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1971
- Place: Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161346
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL057-161346

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3512   71/3/2    CORONA,CALIF        CESSNA 185          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3300
        TIME - 0930                    N9844X              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULLERTON,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT CANYON WALL IN STEEP BANK. EVALUATION FLT OF PLTS ABILITY.IP HAD MDT-SEVERE ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9844X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9844X-1971-04-30), registration cancelled 1971-04-30, S/N 185-0044, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N9844X (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 LAX70FUG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUG24), Mar 20, 1970: Cessna 185 (N9844X), Corona, CA, substantial damage

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.

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