- Date
- September 13, 1990, 00:45 local (05:45 UTC)
- Place
- Paris, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N75785Cessna 172N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900913039029A
- Case key
- 14553
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Probable cause
The pilot's continuation of VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors contributing to the accident were the fog and the dark night.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flight originated from austin, MN at 2010. During the weather briefing the pilot was advised of restricted visibilities reported by three reporting stations in the area of the destination, and a 3 deg temp/dew point spread at terra haute, in (23 mi NE of Paris, IL). The pilot declined receiving forecasts. During the intermediate stop at danville, the deplaned passenger stated that the landing lights were penetrating 'the fog we were in', and that the light made a 'shaft' in the fog area. Shortly thereafter the airplane crashed 1 mi se of the approach end of rwy 27 at the Paris, IL airport. The accident location was consistent for a base leg to the rwy. According to the airport manager the airport beacon could not be seen beyond 600-700 ft horizontally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75785
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17267947
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edgar County Flying Club
- Departed
- DNV · Danville, IL
- Airport
- PRG · Edgar County
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 642 total · 531 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- HUF, 22 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.