Cessna 182R N9456H

Summary

On 14 January 1984 at about 05:00 local time, a Cessna 182R registered N9456H, operated by Aviation Facilities Inc., was involved in an accident near Yorba Linda, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 January 1984 at 05:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Yorba Linda, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182R

Registration

N9456H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aviation Facilities Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fullerton → Bullhead City

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX84FA142

3 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.