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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172M · Missing Aircraft · February 9, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 9, 1979
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N12752Cessna 172M
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790209002569A
Case key
137936

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0270   79/2/9    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 33,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N12752              PX-  1  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      19 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WA                WENATCHEE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N12752
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N12752 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.