- Date
- December 19, 1984, 21:45 local (Dec 20, 1984, 02:45 UTC)
- Place
- Glasgow, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6077HPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841219069299A
- Case key
- 6585
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Analysis
The acft crashed one mi short of rwy 07 at Glasgow municipal airport while on sdf rwy 07 inst app. There were no witnesses to the actual accident other then the surviving passenger who stated that the plt had asked her to look for the rwy lights. She stated that both she & the plt saw the lights just prior to seeing the trees. The airport manager stated that the clouds were between 300 & 500 ft, with light rain & fog. The published minimums for the approach being flown were 400 ft ceiling & one mi visibility. Impact occurred first with a 13 in diameter tree at about 20 ft AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6077H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7816218
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-Q3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Whiton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 8, 1984
- Departed
- Crossville, TN
- Destination
- Glasgow, KY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GLW · Glasgow Muni, runway 7, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,300 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 350° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BWG, 28 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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