19841219067839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Hamilton, AL · December 19, 1984

Date
December 19, 1984 · 20:15 local
Place
Hamilton, AL
Airport
Marion County
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4093F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85FA060
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
195 total123 in this make and model36 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.

Flew into area of lowering ceiling and visibility. Impacted trees attempting a course reversal to better weather.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO AREA OF LOWERING CEILING AND VISIBILITY. IMPACTED TREES ATTEMPTING A COURSE REVERSAL TO BETTER WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

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