# Accident 19791122041469A: Cessna 172RG, Lassen Peak, CA, November 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1979, 13:10 local time
- Place: Lassen Peak, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4760R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4760R-1983-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 11 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791122041469A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT PROCEEDED INTO MOUNTAINOUS AREA WITH TOPS OBSCURRED. RAIN AND ICING. IMPACTED 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 LAX80FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA019), Nov 22, 1979: Cessna 172RG (N4760R), Lassen Peak, CA, destroyed, 4 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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