ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34805
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 July 1988 |
| Time: | 08:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172G |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N4288L |
| MSN: | 17254357 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sarcoxie, MO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Springfield, MO (3DW) |
| Tulsa, OK (TUL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES AT THE ACDNT SITE CHARACTERIZED THE WX AS HAVING A LOW CEILING WITH FOG. THEY RPRTD THEY SAW THE ACFT 'APPEAR OUT OF CLOUDS' IN A STEEP DESCENT. THE ACFT THEN BEGAN TO 'PULL UP;' HOWEVER, DURING RECOVERY FROM THE DIVE, THE ACFT STRUCK TREES & CRASHED. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE PLT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. BEFORE HE TOOK OFF, THE WX AT SPRINGFIELD HAD DETERIORATED FROM SCATTERED CONDITIONS WITH 5 MI VIS TO 2800' BROKEN CEILING WITH 1 MI VIS & FOG. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X26328
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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