# NTSB IAD79FID22: Cessna 172, N2860L, Montebello, VA, July 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1979
- Place: Montebello, VA · MONTEBELLO, VA
- Location: 37.8637° N, 79.1378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montebello, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8637&lon=-79.1378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FID22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3334  79/7/25    MONTEBELLO,VA       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1820                    N2860L              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYNESBORO,VA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- DROPPING CANDY.PLT AT CTLS UNK.OCCUPANTS CLAIM LOSS OF MEMORY FOR EVENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2860L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2860L-1981-03-13), registration cancelled 1981-03-13, S/N 17256060 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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 19790725022769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725022769A), Jul 25, 1979: Cessna 172, Montebello, VA, Substantial damage. Acft was operating at low altitude during candy drop when crash occurred. Occupants could not recall circumstances

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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