# Accident 19791221040129A: Cessna 172H, Mosheim, TX, December 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1979, 21:00 local time
- Place: Mosheim, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6326° N, 97.5997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mosheim, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6326&lon=-97.5997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1792F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1792F-1982-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 17 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221040129A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED AT NIGHT INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER. DUE TO FOG AND LOW CEILING, LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE.

## 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 FTW80FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA027), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 172H (N1792F), Moshiem, TX, destroyed, 1 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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