- Date
- February 2, 1985, 14:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place
- Hartford, TN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8572GCessna 150F
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850202001529A
- Case key
- 6740
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Analysis
The plt was informed during wx briefing that VFR was not recommended because of low clouds. Plt elected to takeoff and follow I-90, however, wx conditions were poor and plt executed a climb to 10000 ft to clear the cloud layer. While en route the plt tuned to the ashville VOR and tracked to a location he thought was in the vicinity of the arpt. A descent was made through breaks in the clouds to 5500 ft. the descent was then continued to 4000 ft where the plt applied power and the acft contacted a mountain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8572G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15062672
- Airframe hours
- 2,900
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lawrence R. Hunt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Bristol, TN
- Destination
- Knoxville, TN
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
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 90 total · 60 in this make and model · 28 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TYS, 30 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 N8572G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.