- Date
- August 12, 1984, 13:44 local (19:44 UTC)
- Place
- Lyons, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7064GCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840812039759A
- Case key
- 16235
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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
The acft plunged to the ground after being seen doing a series of stall/spin maneuvers at a low alt. One witness saw thefinal maneuver and after seeing the acft disappear behind trees he went in search of it and found it about 100 yds southof the position he had calculated as its accident location. Physical evidence at the scene indicated that the acft had 'spun in.' No malfunctions of the acft were indicated by the evidence. Evidence of the autopsy revealed no sign of incapacitation; however the evidence did show that the plt had cancer of an advanced nature. The family of the plt said that the plt had been aware of his cancer for about one year.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7064G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17258764
- Airframe hours
- 3,054
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fred G. Wetherall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 5, 1984 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- 2V2 · Longmont, CO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 14,500 total · 1,134 in this make and model · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.