# NTSB SEA79DYE13: Cessna 140, N4108N, Mt.Rainier, WA, January 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1979
- Place: Mt.Rainier, WA · MT.RAINIER, WA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYE13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0297  79/1/29    MT.RAINIER,WA       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 265
        TIME - 1700                    N4108N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 185 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TACOMA,WA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        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                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TRIED TO OVERFLY MTN,CRASHED ON SUMMIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4108N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4108N-1982-10-22), registration cancelled 1982-10-22, S/N 13566, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (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 19790129001859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790129001859A), Jan 29, 1979: Cessna 140, Mt Rainier, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to over-fly mountain crest. Exceeded climb ability of aircraft, plus downdraft. Acft struck crest.

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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