# NTSB SEA79FA034: Cessna 172, N12752, Camas, WA, February 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1979
- Place: Camas, WA · CAMAS, WA
- Location: 45.6018° N, 122.4304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camas, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6018&lon=-122.4304&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0781   79/2/9    CAMAS,WA            CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1312                    N12752              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WA                WENATCHNEE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      56
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 5/17/79.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12752](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12752-1979-08-10), registration cancelled 1979-08-10, S/N 17262231, built 1973 (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: 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 19790209002569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790209002569A), Feb 9, 1979: Cessna 172M, Camas, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Student pilot carrying passenger in marginal VFR weather advised ATC he needed help. Aircraft struck mountain.

## Other investigations on N12752 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA79FAMS3](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FAMS3), Feb 9, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12752), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB SEA77FTI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTI09), Feb 17, 1977: Cessna 172 (N12752), Bozeman, MT, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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