- Date
- October 12, 1984, 19:59 local (Oct 13, 1984, 00:59 UTC)
- Place
- Hoopeston, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N734MLCessna 172N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841012059029A
- Case key
- 12803
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt landed short of destination & reported to fss that he did so because of thunderstorms in the area. After receiving a wx briefing the non-inst plt cancelled his VFR flt plan. One hour later the plt called fss & was re-briefed on the wx. The wx at his destination, 55 mi to the east, was VFR. The plt re-filed his flt plan & departed into dark night conditions. The acft crashed 17.5 mi east of his departure point. Local residents reported heavy rain in the area. The 52 hr total time plt crashed in a descending rt turn in an open field. This was the plt's first solo flt in this make/model acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734ML
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268960
- Airframe hours
- 1,780
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Emporia Aviation
- Registered owner
- R.J. Ascherl
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 11, 1984 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- 1C1 · Paxton, IL
- Destination
- LAF · Lafayette, IN
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 52 total · 1 in this make and model · 31 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DNV, 32 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.