# NTSB CHI83LA389: Cessna 172K, N84843, Canton, MN, August 21, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 21, 1983, 12:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place: Canton, MN
- Coordinates: 43.530494, -91.920906 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5305&lon=-91.9209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA389
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12314/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA389

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - vfr flight into imc - performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - , pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - became lost/disoriented - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE ABOUT 20-30 FT AGL IN IMC WEATHER AFTER CALLING ROCHESTER APPROACH AT 1244 CDT TO SAY THAT HE WAS LOST AND IN A THUNDERSTORM. THE PLT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST AT 1247 CDT. THE FLT ORIGINATED IN ALTON, IL AT ABOUT 0930 CDT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84843](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84843-1990-06-11), registration cancelled 1990-06-11, S/N 17258639 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17258639
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Albert L. Crumbley
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: ALN, ALTON, IL
- Destination: RST, ROCHESTER, MN

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 70 total, 60 in this make and model, 40 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 300 ft overcast
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: RST, 34 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830821043319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821043319A), Aug 21, 1983: Cessna 172K, Canton, MN, Destroyed. New VFR pilot operated into area of thunderstorms. Forced down to tree top level by IMC. Struck trees and crashed.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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