# NTSB SEA79FYE38: Cessna 172N, N733LC, Port Angeles, WA, August 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1979
- Place: Port Angeles, WA · PORT ANGELES, WA
- Location: 48.1192° N, 123.4481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Angeles, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1192&lon=-123.4481&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYE38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3297   79/8/3  NR.PORT ANGELES,WA    CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0940                    N733LC              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            33, 3096 TOTAL HOURS, 277
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PORT ANGELES,WA              SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W MOUNTAIN AT OR NR LVL FLT.DEP & DESTN ARPTS VFR.FOG RPRTD IN AREA OF ACDNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733LC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733LC-1981-04-06), registration cancelled 1981-04-06, S/N 17268366 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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 19790803023929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803023929A), Aug 3, 1979: Cessna 172N, Blyn, WA, Destroyed. Struck trees on mountain in level flight. Pilot does not remember flight. No witnesses. Fog in area.

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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