19790523011319A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · St Maries, ID · May 23, 1979

Date
May 23, 1979 · 13:00 local
Place
St Maries, ID
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7503G
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79FA036
Reported as
Cessna 172
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,994 total113 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot made descent into box canyon. Attempted to turn and climb out. Forgot to turn off carburetor heat. Hit trees.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE DESCENT INTO BOX CANYON. ATTEMPTED TO TURN AND CLIMB OUT. FORGOT TO TURN OFF CARBURETOR HEAT. HIT TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.