- Date
- January 8, 1988, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Warsaw, IN
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N4878GCessna 172N
- Weather
- Not reported
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880108065129A
- Case key
- 13977
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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
Aircraft departed during the hours of darkness and was declared missing after failing to arrive at its stated destination. The proposed route of flight crossed a large body water and a local lakeshore resident reported hearing an airplane strike the water. No wreckage or debris has been recovered. Accident location, time and injuries are presumed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4878G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273425
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul/Wayne Stropki,G.G. Lucas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Departed
- Warsaw, IN
- Destination
- MKE · Milwaukee, WI
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 180 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Not reported
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.