- Date
- May 29, 1984, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rockwood, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3754KGlobe GC-1B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840529047429A
- Case key
- 6546
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Analysis
The acft crashed in an area of rising terrain at about the 1800 ft level. About 1 mile away the ridge line rose to an elevation of 2500 ft. when the acft was observed overflying the Rockwood arpt aprx 3 miles from the accident site the ceiling was about 1200 ft and visibility estimated at 3 miles. The acft was flying at about 800 ft AGL on a heading of about 315 degrees. The acft crashed on a heading of about 150 degrees in a steep descent. The plt had delayed his departure because of the weather. When he departed he told his listeners that the weather had improved so it was ok to go. They believed later that he was referring to destination weather as the en route weather still had not improved.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3754K
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1447
- Airframe hours
- 1,217
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wilbert Gess
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 2, 1983
- Departed
- Athens, TN
- Destination
- Champaign, TN
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 753 total · 5 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CSV, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3754K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.