- Date
- March 7, 1985, 19:40 local (Mar 8, 1985, 01:40 UTC)
- Place
- Champaign, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4332QCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850307006849A
- Case key
- 13022
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Analysis
During a practice asr apch using a vision restricting device the plt in command exceeded the mda and crashed in a field aprx 1 mile from the airport. Recommended altitudes were being issued by ATC. The safety plt issued a warning concerning the low alt as the acft contacted the terrain. Atthe accident, the altimeter indicated terrain elevation. It was also bench tested and no discrepancies were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4332Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17260232
- Airframe hours
- 3,184
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Martin E. Hall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 28, 1984
- Departed
- DVN · Danville, IL
- Airport
- CMI · Champaingn Urbana, runway 13
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
- 61
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,631 total · 620 in this make and model · 1,407 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMI, 1 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.