# Accident 19790209002569A: Cessna 172M, Camas, WA, February 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1979, 13:45 local time
- Place: Camas, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6018° N, 122.4304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camas, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6018&lon=-122.4304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12752, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12752-1979-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FAMS3](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FAMS3), [NTSB SEA79FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790209002569A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT CARRYING PASSENGER IN MARGINAL VFR WEATHER ADVISED ATC HE NEEDED HELP. AIRCRAFT STRUCK MOUNTAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (2)

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 SEA79FAMS3](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FAMS3), Feb 9, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12752), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB SEA79FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA034), Feb 9, 1979: Cessna 172 (N12752), Camas, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N12752 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770217002619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770217002619A), Feb 17, 1977: Cessna 172M (N12752), Bozeman, MT, Substantial damage. Ran out of gas. Struck wires while attempting ldg on road. Student/last endorsement dtd 3/28/76.

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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