# NTSB LAX82FA007: Cessna 172N, N6307D, Foresthill, CA, October 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1981
- Place: Foresthill, CA · FORESTHILL, CA
- Location: 39.0053° N, 120.8314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Foresthill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0053&lon=-120.8314&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3418  81/10/24 NR.FORESTHILL,CA      CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1410                    N6307D              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIROAKS,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AUTUMN SIGHTSEEING FLT,LOW PASS LOOKING FOR DEER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6307D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6307D-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 17272708, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, 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 19811024069309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811024069309A), Oct 24, 1981: Cessna 172N, Foresthill, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot was flying low in mountainous area attempting to spot game. Aircraft could not outclimb terrain, crashed.

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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