19791221044039A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · Alton, IL · December 21, 1979

Date
December 21, 1979 · 16:24 local
Place
Alton, IL
Airport
Civic Memorial
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N736UL
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FA016
Reported as
Cessna R172K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot missed approach and made go-around. Aircraft was observed to dive out of the clouds and hit the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MISSED APPROACH AND MADE GO-AROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO DIVE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND HIT THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.