- Date
- February 3, 1984
- Place
- Tappen, ND
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N737QECessna TR182
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840203002189A
- Case key
- 16197
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private non-instrument rated plt received two weather briefings before the flight. During the last briefing at 1350 MST, he was informed that VFR flt was not recommended. At 1554 MST, the acft departed crystal arpt in a westerly direction. Several witnesses traveling on a highway stated that they saw a flashing light from a small airplane which was flying low & appeared to be following the highway. They reported that the weather was clear when they first sighted the acft. However, shortly after it went out of view, they encountered blinding sleet snow. The acft impacted the ground in an open field after it had turned right of course. Impact occurred in a right wing low, nose low attitude while on a heading of about 015 deg. The direction to the destination was aprx 270 deg. The acft was found on 2/6/84.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737QE
- Reported as
- Cessna TR182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18200872
- Airframe hours
- 268
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-L3CD, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Larry Strand
- Registered owner
- Mountain Marketing Ass., Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1983 · 92 hours before
- Departed
- MIC · Minneapolis, MN
- Destination
- DIK · Dickinson, ND
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 330° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.