- Date
- November 27, 1986, 05:30 local (10:30 UTC)
- Place
- Raymond, OH
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4767ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861127067969A
- Case key
- 13607
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The accident aircraft impacted in an open field shortly after a predawn departure from an unattended airport. IMC prevailed an no flight plan was in effect. In a conversaton held the day before with a local pilot the pilot of the accident aircraft stated his intention to 'scud run' to better weather.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4767E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271632
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David M. Earp
- Registered owner
- David M. Earp & Nellie Chandle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OXD · Oxford, OH
- Destination
- SLG · Siloam Springs, AR
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 128 total · 119 in this make and model · 93 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 20° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CVG, 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.
Other investigations on N4767E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.