# Accident 19790818042559A: Cessna 172, Mt. Union, PA, August 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1979, 15:08 local time
- Place: Mt. Union, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3841° N, 77.8815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Union, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3841&lon=-77.8815&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6630H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6630H-1981-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,525 total, 1,413 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA079-201200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818042559A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LOCATE AIRSTRIP IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA IN LOW CLOUDS & FOG. LOST CONTROL. HIT TREES ON SIDE OF MOUNTAIN.

## 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 NYC79FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA079-201200), Aug 18, 1979: Cessna 172M (N6630H), Mount Union, PA, 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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