# NTSB LAX80DVG75: Cessna 172C, N1843Y, Mount Shasta, CA, September 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1980
- Place: Mount Shasta, CA · MOUNT SHASTA, CA
- Location: 41.3209° N, 122.3155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Shasta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3209&lon=-122.3155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128993
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2998  80/9/26  NR.MOUNT SHASTA,CA    CESSNA 172C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N1843Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUNSMUIR MOTT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ROSA,CA              MOUNT SHASTA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT MISREAD SEGMENTED CIRCLE,ATMTD CLBG TURN IN TRAFFIC PATTERN OVR RISING TRRN.OPTICAL ILLUSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1843Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1843Y-1983-04-27), registration cancelled 1983-04-27, S/N 17249443 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dunsmuir Mott

## 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 19800926044519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800926044519A), Sep 26, 1980: Cessna 172C, Mount Shasta, CA, Destroyed. Too high for landing started go around into rising terrain that exceeded airplanes climb rate. Nosed over in trees.

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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