- Date
- June 20, 1987, 08:25 local (13:25 UTC)
- Place
- Tomah, WI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- N7189TCessna 172A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870620020799A
- Case key
- 13645
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Analysis
The pilot had flown a closed pattern and was making touch and go landing. A witness saw the acft bounce and then initiate a go around. The surviving pax said the stall warning horn was sounding 'a long time.' At midpoint of downwind leg the acft stalled out. The acft impacted the ground in a vertical dive. Post acc teardown of the eng revealed it was capable of normal operation. No malfunctions of the acft were found. The flaps were found set at 20 degrees down osition. The carb heat control was destroyed in the crash so its setting could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7189T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46789
- Airframe hours
- 2,718
- Engine
- Continental O-300-C, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tomah Flying Club Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 1, 1987 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- Y72 · Tomah, WI
- Airport
- Y72 · Tomah Bloyer, runway 25, 3,587 × 40 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 264 total · 194 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VOK, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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