- Date
- June 22, 1984, 22:30 local (Jun 23, 1984, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Parsons, WV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N704SKCessna 150M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840622030979A
- Case key
- 6484
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a tree and crashed after becoming lost in IMC weather during a night x-country. The plt had descended after seeing lights below him. He circled the town and made a turn to approach a road for landing on which he said the police had placed lights for him. During the turn the acft hit a tree and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704SK
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078836
- Airframe hours
- 2,512
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas E. Martin
- Registered owner
- William F. Reiner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 24, 1984 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- FRR · Front Royal, VA
- Destination
- W67 · Buckhannon, WV
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 110 total · 93 in this make and model · 66 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.