19791115034669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Gaines, PA · November 15, 1979

Date
November 15, 1979 · 12:56 local
Place
Gaines, PA
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12912
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80DGT02
Reported as
Cessna 172
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
51 total9 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Stud pilot on cross-country ran into snow-showers. Tried to land, aborted, hit trees on rising terrain on climb.

As the FAA filed it

STUD PILOT ON CROSS-COUNTRY RAN INTO SNOW-SHOWERS. TRIED TO LAND, ABORTED, HIT TREES ON RISING TERRAIN ON CLIMB.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N12912 · 1

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