ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37943
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| Date: | Sunday 9 September 1984 |
| Time: | 00:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N5289D |
| MSN: | 17272495 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1045 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lisle, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Delevan, WI (C59) |
| Frankfort, IL (C18) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT 0029 CDT THE PLT CONTACTED A LOCAL ATCT STATING THAT HE WAS IN IMC WITH 0 VISIBILITY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE AND DESIRING TO LAND AT THE CLOSEST ARPT. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT WAS AT 2,000 FT AND WAS GIVEN A CLIMB TO 2,500 FT. THE CONTROLLER STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO GET THE ACFT ABOVE THE 2,300 FT MIN VECTORING ALT AND INTENDED TO CONTINUE THE CLIMB TO VMC AT APRX 4,000 FT. INITIALLY THE ACFT WAS HEADED TOWARD MIDWAY airport BUT WHEN MIDWAY WENT TO IFR THE DEST WAS CHANGED TO O'HARE. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE ACFT WAS FLYING LOW AND ENTERED A CLIMB TO AN APRX 90 DEG NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE BEFORE THE NOSE DROPPED AND THE ACFT DESCENDED VERTICALLY TO THE GROUND. OVERCAST CLOUD LAYERS IN THE AREA VARIED FROM 700 TO 1,100 FT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X40989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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