# NTSB NYC79FA079: Cessna 172M, N6630H, Mount Union, PA, August 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1979
- Place: Mount Union, PA · MOUNT UNION, PA
- Location: 40.3841° N, 77.8815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Union, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3841&lon=-77.8815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA079-201200

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3425  79/8/18  NR.MOUNT UNION,PA     CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1525
        TIME - 1508                    N6630H              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1413 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORBISONIA-BEERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WELLSVILLE,NY               ALTOONA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       63
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ARPT OWNER HEARD ACFT FLY OVER ABV OVC & CIRCLE BACK.ARPT IN VALLEY APRX 19MI FM NEAREST VOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6630H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6630H-1981-10-19), registration cancelled 1981-10-19, S/N 17265517 (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
- Airport: Orbisonia-Beers

## 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 19790818042559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818042559A), Aug 18, 1979: Cessna 172, Mt. Union, PA, Destroyed. Tried to locate airstrip in mountainous area in low clouds & fog. Lost control. Hit trees on side of mountain.

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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