# Accident 19790129001859A: Cessna 140, Mt Rainier, WA, January 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mt Rainier, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4108N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4108N-1982-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 185 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790129001859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO OVER-FLY MOUNTAIN CREST. EXCEEDED CLIMB ABILITY OF AIRCRAFT, PLUS DOWNDRAFT. ACFT STRUCK CREST.

## 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 SEA79DYE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE13), Jan 29, 1979: Cessna 140 (N4108N), Mt.Rainier, WA, substantial damage

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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