- Date
- November 27, 1982, 00:24 local (05:24 UTC)
- Place
- Near Maider, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N53460Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821127062519A
- Case key
- 71893
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot crashed into trees 6 miles east of maiden, NC in deteriorating weather. Witnesses described the weather as rainy and foggy in the area of crash. Some heard the aircraft flying low before colliding with trees. The pilot was off course for statesville even after being given a heading steer by hickory, NC. When he did not follow the course to statesville, the hickory radio operators tried to steer him to hickory on a heading of 305 degrees. He said he was established on this heading. This was at 2003. No further transmissions from N53460 were received. About 22 mi northwest at hickory, NC, the weather was reported as 2000 ft ovc, 7 mi vis with fog. A local resident stated that it was raining, foggy and dark at the accident site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53460
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274755
- Airframe hours
- 553
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harry Vester Boone, Jr.
- Registered owner
- Harry Vester Boone, Jr.
- Departed
- VDI · Vidalia, GA
- Destination
- SVH · Statesville, NC
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 156 total · 32 in this make and model · 122 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 60° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 124 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.