- Date
- December 17, 1986, 19:27 local (Dec 18, 1986, 00:27 UTC)
- Place
- Bloominton, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9603BCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861217069399A
- Case key
- 13712
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the pilot he was cleared for the ILS approach and followed his glideslope and localizer indications in a normal manner. He eventually saw the ground prior to reaching his decision height of approx 200 feet AGL. This sighting of the ground was the last thing he remembered prior to impacting the ground approx 1/2 mile from the end of the runway. He does not remember attempting a missed approach.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9603B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0913
- Airframe hours
- 1,282
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Peter S. Goshgarian
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 9, 1986 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- DAY · Dayton, OH
- Destination
- BMG · Bloomington, IN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BMG · Monroe County, runway 35, 5,201 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,039 total · 14 in this make and model · 922 as pilot in command · 71 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 280° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HUF, 37 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.