# NTSB SEA79FA036: Cessna 172K, N7503G, St Maries, ID, May 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1979
- Place: St Maries, ID · ST MARIES, ID
- Location: 47.3146° N, 116.5722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Maries, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3146&lon=-116.5722&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0898  79/5/23  NR.ST MARIES,ID       CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 2994
        TIME - 0930                    N7503G              PX-  0  1  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COEUR D' ALENE,ID          ST MARIES,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- CARB HEAT CONTROL FOUND IN FULL HOT POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7503G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7503G-1982-09-30), registration cancelled 1982-09-30, S/N 17259203 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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 19790523011319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790523011319A), May 23, 1979: Cessna 172, St Maries, ID, Destroyed. Pilot made descent into box canyon. Attempted to turn and climb out. Forgot to turn off carburetor heat. Hit trees.

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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