# NTSB FTW79FA044: Cessna 172N, N2564L, Mount Judea, AR, January 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1979
- Place: Mount Judea, AR · MOUNT JUDEA, AR
- Location: 35.9262° N, 93.0568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Judea, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9262&lon=-93.0568&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0169  79/1/16  NR.MOUNT JUDEA,AR     CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 102
        TIME - 1745                    N2564L              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARRISON,AR                 RUSSELVILLE,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO MT SLOPE OBSC BY FOG,WX BRIEF REQSD INFO NOT AVAILABLE.RECOVERY DATE 1/21/79.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2564L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2564L-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 17255764, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790116000899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790116000899A), Jan 16, 1979: Cessna 172H, Mount Judea, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft hit top of a hill which was covered with fog. Water was found in fuel. Acft was not found for 5 days

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.

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