# Accident 19791125043209A: Cessna 180H, Weaverville, CA, November 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1979, 15:10 local time
- Place: Weaverville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7407° N, 122.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weaverville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7407&lon=-122.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7984V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7984V-1981-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125043209A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PLANNED IFR FLIGHT INTO ICING CONDITIONS & WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. CRASHED WHILE ATEMPTING TO LAND.

## 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 LAX80FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA018), Nov 25, 1979: Cessna 180H (N7984V), Weaverville, CA, destroyed, 5 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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