# Accident 19790404008699A: Cessna 175A, Paris, ID, April 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1979, 15:05 local time
- Place: Paris, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2280° N, 111.4024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paris, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2280&lon=-111.4024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8040T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8040T-1981-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 14 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790404008699A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FLEW INTO SNOWSTORM. LOST CONTROL. AIRPLANE SPUN INTO GROUND.

## 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 SEA79FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA030), Apr 4, 1979: Cessna 175A (N8040T), Paris, ID, destroyed, 1 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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