# NTSB LAX81FA106: Cessna 177B, N1478C, Frazier Park, CA, April 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1981
- Place: Frazier Park, CA · FRAZIER PARK, CA
- Location: 34.8142° N, 118.9550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frazier Park, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8142&lon=-118.9550&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3505  81/4/20    FRAZIER PARK,CA     CESSNA 177B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 750
        TIME - 1045                    N1478C              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VISALIA,CA                  BURBANK,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 - FOG
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK MTN TRRN AT 7000FT LVL.VFR NOT RCMDD.FCST CLD BASES 3-4000FT MSL,LGT TURBC.FOUND 7/18/81.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1478C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1478C-2013-10-25), registration cancelled 2013-10-25, S/N 17702734, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (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 19810420018699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810420018699A), Apr 20, 1981: Cessna 177B, Frazier Park, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted trees on mountain. Was advised VFR not recommended due to cloud-obscured mountains en route.

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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