- Date
- August 11, 1984, 08:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place
- Montmorenci, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5770UPiper PA28-140E
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840811039749A
- Case key
- 12419
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Analysis
The acft crashed while on a x-country personal transportation flt. Prior to departure, the plt telephoned a relative at the destination, 118 miles away, & had been informed that the flt conditions (wx) at brazil were good. The plt did not obtain a wx briefing or file a flt plan. The plt stated that he departed in VFR flt conditions & while cruising between '1800 & 2000 ft ran into a heavy fog'. At this time he was approx 69 mi south & reported he started a lt turn intending to return to VFR conditions. The acft descended duing the turn & struck the bottom cable of a high line 80 ft AGL. The plt was seriously injured & the passenger killed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5770U
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-140E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-26594
- Airframe hours
- 4,019
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- T. L. Smith
- Registered owner
- T.L. &F.M. Talmage
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 12, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- 3HO · Hobart, IN
- Destination
- 012 · Brazil, IN
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 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 173 total · 168 in this make and model · 94 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 131 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 7 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAF, 6 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.