# Accident 19790109034819A: Cessna 421C, Spanish Fork, UT, January 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1979, 17:10 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1132° N, 111.6431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spanish Fork, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1132&lon=-111.6431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5469G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5469G-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,629 total, 52 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790109034819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO FOLLOW PUBLISHED IFR DEPARTURE PROCEDURE. FLEW INTO A MOUNTAIN.

## 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 DEN79FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA016), Jan 9, 1979: Cessna 421C (N5469G), Spanish Forks, UT, substantial damage, 5 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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