- Date
- January 13, 1984, 21:00 local (Jan 14, 1984, 05:00 UTC)
- Place
- Yorba Linda, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9456HCessna 182R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23930
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft was seen to descend in a near-vertical high speed descent out of the clouds and disappear into a canyon. A search party found the acft on the floor of the canyon. The acft had departed an arpt 18 miles away on a VFR x-country flight. Investigation did not reveal communication between the acft or any airborne or ground used facility after departure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9456H
- Reported as
- Cessna 182R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 67952
- Airframe hours
- 680
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aviation Facilities Inc.
- Registered owner
- Gerald L. Ball
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 8, 1983 · 76 hours before
- Departed
- FUL · Fullerton, CA
- Destination
- P06 · Bullhead City, AZ
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 732 total · 28 in this make and model · 556 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg