# NTSB LAX80FA027: Cessna 172M, N6714H, Lebec, CA, December 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1979
- Place: Lebec, CA · LEBEC, CA
- Location: 34.8446° N, 118.8992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebec, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8446&lon=-118.8992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132687
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3511  79/12/21 NR.LEBEC,CA           CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1729                    N6714H              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 958 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            209 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MESA,AZ                     FAIROAKS,CA                  BAKERSFIELD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PERS NR CRASH SITE STATED-MTN TOPS OBSCD,VIS LESS THAN 1 MI W RAIN.RISING TRRN-75FT FM MTN CREST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6714H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6714H-1982-04-29), registration cancelled 1982-04-29, S/N 17265553 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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 19791221042609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221042609A), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 172M, Lebec, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Struck mountain-top trying to fly VFR through area with mountains obscured by clouds and rain.

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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