- Date
- March 13, 1986, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Williams, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3706RCessna 172H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860313006809A
- Case key
- 13317
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt made a low pass over a frozen, snow covered lake, then intended to make a climbing left turn. He rprtd the wx & light conds as 'slight haze, poor horizon visibility, very white out.' As the plt contd with what he thought was a climbing turn, the acft entered a dscnt & impacted the frozen lake. In reference to this accident, the plt stated that during hazy conditions, sunglasses that are lightly shaded on the bottom & dark at the top can 'help confuse the horizon.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3706R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 55506
- Airframe hours
- 3,416
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Roseau Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 7, 1986 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- ROX · Roseau, MN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 78 total · 78 in this make and model · 55 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- INL, 65 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.