# Accident 19791115034669A: Cessna 172, Gaines, PA, November 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1979, 12:56 local time
- Place: Gaines, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7520° N, 77.5575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaines, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7520&lon=-77.5575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12912, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12912-1999-03-03) (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: 51 total, 9 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DGT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DGT02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115034669A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC80DGT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DGT02), Nov 15, 1979: Cessna 172 (N12912), Gaines, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12912 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980621014609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980621014609A), Jun 21, 1998: Cessna 172M (N12912), Hebron, CT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed into hazy dark night. Few ground lights. Indicates spatal disorien tation and sprial dive. VFR only pilot. (.4)the non-instrument rated private pilot…

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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