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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Mount Sterling, KY · October 15, 2002

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Date
October 15, 2002 · 17:25 local
Place
Mount Sterling, KY
Airport
Montgomery County Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6413J
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD03FA005
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
N6413JRegistration cancelled Jun 26, 2003 · Cessna 172NS/N 17273870 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) This was an IFR flight from hfy (greenwood municipal airport, indianapolis, IN) ot iob (mt. Sterling, KY). The aircraft was a 1980 Cessna 172N, registration number N6413J; it was piloted by daniel j. edwards, instrument rated-private pilot, certificate #407565909. His passenger was a non-pilot, rev. Bill bryant, both residents of mt. Sterling, KY. At 2112Z/1712L lex (lexington, KY) approach control cleared N6413J for the GPS RNY21 approach. The AWOS weather printout indicates M5OVC 3 58/54/0000/986 at iob. Approximately 2125Z/1725L the aircraft impacted a 415AGL antenna tower approximately 3 miles NE of the airport. Appears the (l) outboard wing/ (l) horizontal stabilizer/ (l) elevator were ripped off and the (r) outboard wing and aileron were sliced off by the guyed wire. The aircraft continued forward another 634 ft before coming to a rest. The aircraft was totally destroyed, both occupants suffered fatal injuries. There was no post accident fire. It appears looking up from the ground the only damage to the tower was 2 broken guyed wires.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS WAS AN IFR FLIGHT FROM HFY (GREENWOOD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, INDIANAPOLIS, IN) OT IOB (MT. STERLING, KY). THE AIRCRAFT WAS A 1980 CESSNA 172N, REGISTRATION NUMBER N6413J; IT WAS PILOTED BY DANIEL J. EDWARDS, INSTRUMENT RATED-PRIVATE PILOT, CERTIFICATE #407565909. HIS PASSENGER WAS A NON-PILOT, REV. BILL BRYANT, BOTH RESIDENTS OF MT. STERLING, KY. AT 2112Z/1712L LEX (LEXINGTON, KY) APPROACH CONTROL CLEARED N6413J FOR THE GPS RNY21 APPROACH. THE AWOS WEATHER PRINTOUT INDICATES M5OVC 3 58/54/0000/986 AT IOB. APPROXIMATELY 2125Z/1725L THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A 415AGL ANTENNA TOWER APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NE OF THE AIRPORT. APPEARS THE (L) OUTBOARD WING/ (L) HORIZONTAL STABILIZER/ (L) ELEVATOR WERE RIPPED OFF AND THE (R) OUTBOARD WING AND AILERON WERE SLICED OFF BY THE GUYED WIRE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD ANOTHER 634 FT BEFORE COMING TO A REST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED, BOTH OCCUPANTS SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE. IT APPEARS LOOKING UP FROM THE GROUND THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE TOWER WAS 2 BROKEN GUYED WIRES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB IAD03FA005Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMount Sterling, KYThe failure of the pilot to follow the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in an early descent into an antenna tower. A factor was the low ceiling.Oct 15, 2002 · Destroyed