# NTSB SEA79FA030: Cessna 175A, N8040T, Paris, ID, April 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1979
- Place: Paris, ID · PARIS, ID
- Location: 42.2280° N, 111.4024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paris, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2280&lon=-111.4024&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0732   79/4/4  NR.PARIS,ID           CESSNA 175A         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 133
        TIME - 1505                    N8040T              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK SPRINGS,WY             BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- MTNS OBSCURED.FSS ADVISED VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED.RECOVERY DATE 4/5/79.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8040T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8040T-1981-10-19), registration cancelled 1981-10-19, S/N 56740 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (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 19790404008699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790404008699A), Apr 4, 1979: Cessna 175A, Paris, ID, Destroyed. VFR pilot flew into snowstorm. Lost control. Airplane spun into ground.

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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