# Accident 19790504040819A: Cessna R172K, Centennial, WY, May 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1979, 12:05 local time
- Place: Centennial, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3068° N, 106.1376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centennial, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3068&lon=-106.1376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3047V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3047V-1981-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,096 total, 198 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790504040819A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE ON SEARCH MISSION FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA HIT TREES ON RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 DEN79FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA037), May 4, 1979: Cessna 172 (N3047V), Centennial, WY, destroyed, 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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