- Date
- December 26, 1987, 10:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place
- Warner-Robins, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N13609Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871226071789A
- Case key
- 7577
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non-ifr rated plt dptd in VFR wx. He subsequently encountered IFR wx several hrs after departure and attempted to continue on to his destination arpt in IFR conditions. He made several VOR approaches to the destination arpt. But was unable to visually locate the arpt and land. He subsequently obtained ATC assistance and received vectors to Robins afb in Warner-Robins. The engine lost power during the approach and the acft crashed into trees about 8 NM from Robins afb. The plt stated that the engine lost pwr due to fuel exhaustion. Subsequent examination of the acft confirmed this. The plt noted that he should have turned around when he first encountered the IFR wx.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13609
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17262881
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- W. D. Griffith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 4, 1986
- Departed
- HWO · Hollywood, FL
- Destination
- 02J · Cordele, GA
- Airport
- WRB · Robins Afb, runway 32, 12,000 × 300 ft
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,067 total · 615 in this make and model · 989 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WRB, 8 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.