# Accident 19790522021389A: Cessna 172M, Grand Marais, MN, May 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Grand Marais, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7586° N, 90.3443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Marais, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7586&lon=-90.3443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1390U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1390U-1980-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522021389A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FLEW INTO AREA OF LOW CLOUDS AND LOW VISIBILITY. HIT TREES 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 MKC79FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA030), May 22, 1979: Cessna 172M (N1390U), Grand Marais, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N1390U (1)

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

- [Accident 19771016039529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771016039529A), Oct 16, 1977: Cessna 172M (N1390U), Afton, MN, Substantial damage. Collided with wires

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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