19891229054289A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna STC172 · Meridian, MS · December 29, 1989

Date: December 29, 1989 · 12:00 local
Place: Meridian, MS
Airport: Key Field Airport
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N733FK
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA90FA046
Reported as: Cessna STC172
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 912 total852 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

N733FKRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 1995 · Cessna 172NS/N 17268260 Airframe modelCessna 172N

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What happened

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Lost control during vectors for ILS approach. Impacted vertically into trees.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL DURING VECTORS FOR ILS APPROACH. IMPACTED VERTICALLY INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MIA90FA046Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMeridian, MSIn flight loss of control by the pilot while flying in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factor(s) was: the pilot's apprehension toward instrument flying and the adverse weather conditions that existed at the time.Dec 29, 1989 · Destroyed