# Accident 19790331042049A: Cessna 170A, Larkspur, CO, March 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1979, 16:45 local time
- Place: Larkspur, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2296° N, 104.8857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Larkspur, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2296&lon=-104.8857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5759C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5759C-1979-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 22 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790331042049A

## Narrative

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

FLEW VFR INTO SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.

## 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 DEN79FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA035), Mar 31, 1979: Cessna 170A (N5759C), Larkspur, CO, substantial damage, 2 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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