# Accident 19790402008179A: Cessna 172N, Pendleton, OR, April 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1979, 07:00 local time
- Place: Pendleton, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6756° N, 118.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pendleton, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6756&lon=-118.8195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737CD-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 448 total, 150 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790402008179A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PROCEDED INTO AREA OF HEAVY SNOW AT LOW ALTITUDE. FLEW AIRCRAFT INTO GROUND ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE COURSE.

## 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 SEA79FYM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM25), Apr 2, 1979: Cessna 172N (N737CD), Pendleton, OR, 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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