# Accident 19791115042379A: Cessna 172N, Davis, WV, November 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Davis, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1279° N, 79.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1279&lon=-79.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6355D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6355D-1983-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115042379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTINUED VFR INTO AN AREA OF DETERIORATING WEATHER. FLEW INTO A PEAK AT THE 3800-FOOT LEVEL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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