- Date
- March 8, 1985, 17:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Le Banon, VA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5430BCessna 182
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850308009629A
- Case key
- 6602
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft impacted trees and came to rest 400 ft downslope from the top of clinch mountain. The non-instrument rated plt departed sprinfield, MO, with a ceiling of aprx 300-400 ft AGL. The plt then landed at cookeville, TN, where he received a wx briefing and fuel. The plt stated to the fss briefer, he had to deviate south of his originally planned course because of wx and he wanted to extend his flt plan. The plt was advised during the briefing that VFR was not recommended along the route of flt because of rainshowers, low ceilings and low visibilities. Cookeville was MVFR but IFR was forecast along the route as the deteriorating wx moved south. Wx in the area of the accident at the time was reported as being marginal.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5430B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33430
- Airframe hours
- 2,573
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Norman Jespersen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 12, 1984
- Departed
- Springfield, MO
- Destination
- Woodbardy, VA
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 290 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 13 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TRI, 25 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.