- Date
- October 8, 1982, 14:07 local (18:07 UTC)
- Place
- Boones Mill, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3957LCessna 172G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821008051869A
- Case key
- 70006
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was trying to approach roanoke in weather that obscured the mountain tops. He crashed into a mountain slope at the 2900 foot level. He had contacted roanoke radio but radar contact had not been established. During his weather briefing VFR flight had not been recommended. Two witnesses stated that they heard the aircraft circle overhead before it crashed, but they were unable to see the plane due to heavy fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3957L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17254126
- Airframe hours
- 1,480
- Engine
- Continental O-300D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Mieman
- Registered owner
- John Mieman
- Departed
- Myrtle Beach, SC
- Destination
- Liverpool, OH
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Flight hours
- 729 total · 589 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 5 knots
- Temperature
- 160 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.