# NTSB LAX81FA069: Cessna 172, N80352, Cholame, CA, April 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1981
- Place: Cholame, CA · CHOLAME, CA
- Location: 35.7239° N, 120.2965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cholame, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7239&lon=-120.2965&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2424   81/4/1  NR.CHOLAME,CA         CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 801
        TIME - 2240                    N80352              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASO ROBLES,CA              HANFORD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       99
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80352](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80352-1981-12-28), registration cancelled 1981-12-28, S/N 17266542 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810401013349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401013349A), Apr 1, 1981: Cessna 172M, Cholame, CA, Destroyed. Flew into rising terrain in a canyon at night. Possible low overcast, rain, icing in area. No ground lights.

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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