# NTSB NYC80DGT02: Cessna 172, N12912, Gaines, PA, November 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1979
- Place: Gaines, PA · GAINES, PA
- Location: 41.7520° N, 77.5575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaines, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7520&lon=-77.5575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DGT02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DGT02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3592  79/11/15   GAINES,PA           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1256                    N12912              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLOW GROVE,PA             WELLSVILLE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              41
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12912](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12912-1999-03-03), registration cancelled 1999-03-03, S/N 17262365 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791115034669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115034669A), Nov 15, 1979: Cessna 172, Gaines, PA, Substantial damage. Stud pilot on cross-country ran into snow-showers. Tried to land, aborted, hit trees on rising terrain on climb.

## Other investigations on N12912 (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD98FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98FA072), Jun 22, 1998: Cessna 172M (N12912), Hebron, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing which resulted in inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial…

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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