- Date
- December 19, 1984, 20:15 local (Dec 20, 1984, 02:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hamilton, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4093FCessna 172
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841219067839A
- Case key
- 6584
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Initiated night flt into area of forecast and observed marginal VFR conditions. Expected to encounter 1200 ft ceiling. Plt stated to fss briefer he would go as FAR as he could. Encountered area of patchy grnd fog, reduced visibility, no horizon ahead. Elected to descend to 1000 ft MSL and initiate a 180 deg turn. Struck trees at 750 ft MSL. Plt had no actual instrument training and aprx 5 hrs of simulated instrument time. The outboard rear seatbelt attachment ring oriented rearward, failed in bending allowing the rear seat pax to be ejected from the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4093F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36993
- Airframe hours
- 2,050
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Musketeers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1984 · 150 hours before
- Departed
- 47A · Canton, GA
- Destination
- HAB · Hamilton, AL
- Airport
- HAB · Marion County
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 195 total · 123 in this make and model · 152 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.