# NTSB SEA79FAMS3: Cessna 172M, N12752, Missing Aircraft, February 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1979
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- 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): 137936
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FAMS3
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FAMS3

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12752-1979-08-10), registration cancelled 1979-08-10, S/N 17262231, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- 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, 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.

- [NTSB SEA79FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA034), Feb 9, 1979: Cessna 172 (N12752), Camas, WA, 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, 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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