- Date
- August 4, 1985, 20:15 local (Aug 5, 1985, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Glencoe, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7279TCessna 172A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850804035989A
- Case key
- 6631
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Analysis
The acft crashed in a field next to where a friend of the plt was baling hay. The plt had called the friend earlier in the day & ask the friend to go fly with him. Just prior to the acdnt, the plt flew over & circled a couple of times at low alt. Two witnesses saw the acft go down, but they could not be fnd later for interview. An exam of the acft revealed it had crashed in a steep nose down attitude. There was little movement of the acft after impact, but it was relatively intact. No preimpact mechanical problem was evident. A hamilton county blood analysis showed the plt had an alcohol lvl of 20 mg% (0.02%), a cocaine lvl of 20 mg% & a diazepam (valium) lvl of 10 mg%. Toxicology tests at the FAA medical center showed the alcohol lvl of the plt's blood was 0.035%, urine was 0.038% & gastric fluid was 0.314%; however, tests for drugs were negative. The acft was not equipped with shoulder harnesses.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7279T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46879
- Airframe hours
- 2,508
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Finkbeiner, Timothy A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 30, 1984 · 89 hours before
- Departed
- HAO · Hamilton, OH
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 51 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CVG, 20 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.