- Date
- October 14, 1990, 07:32 local (12:32 UTC)
- Place
- Williamsburg, IA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N99862Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 14922
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's abrupt pull-up to avoid an obstacle. Contributing was the pilot-in-command's diverted attention to activities on the ground.
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
The aircraft was in active pursuit (police chase). The aircraft was observed in a low level left turn approaching an area of electrical power lines. The aircraft was seen to pitch-up, depart controlled flight, and descend into the terrain. A postimpact fire ensued and consumed major portions of the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99862
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17276518
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Public Salfety-State Patrol
- Departed
- CID · Cedar Rapids, IA
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
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,544 total · 1,500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Observed at
- CID, 18 nm away