# Accident 19730626017919A: Cessna 177, Lassen Peak, CA, June 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1973
- Place: Lassen Peak, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N34249, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34249-1973-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 555 total, 45 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FP047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FP047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730626017919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT FELL ASLEEP & HIT TREES IN LEVEL FLT.FLEW FIRE PATROL,INSTRUCTED BY DAY.OBS ON NITE MAIL RUNS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK73FP047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FP047), Jun 26, 1973: Cessna 177B (N34249), Lassen Peak, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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