Plane Crash List

Cessna 180H N7984V

25 November 1979 · Weaverville, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 25 November 1979 at about 15:10 local time, a Cessna 180H registered N7984V was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Weaverville, California, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Weaverville, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 180H
Registration
N7984V
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Red Bluff, Ca → Fort Lewis, Wa
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-4008

People

5 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 5 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

UN TO MAINT ALT IN ICG CONDS.BROKE OUT BLO LOW CIG, MTN VLY.SHED STRUCTURAL ICE.ATMTD LNDG ON ROAD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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