- Date
- October 16, 1987, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Indian Head, MD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N9WBCessna 172H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871016059879A
- Case key
- 11351
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The non-certificated plt took the acft without proper authority. A note was found in his automobile that showed he intended to commit suicide. A revolver was found at the crash scene with a spent cartridge under the hammer. Postmortem studies showed the pilot died from a gunshot to the Head. A toxicology check showed the plt had a blood/alcohol lvl of 0.11%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9WB
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17255538
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Frederick C. Newlan
- Registered owner
- Frederick C Newlan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 27, 1987
- Departed
- W32 · Clinton, MD
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
- 24
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAA, 7 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.