- Date
- April 18, 1987, 11:05 local (17:05 UTC)
- Place
- Ellicott, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N64415Cessna 172 M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870418045379A
- Case key
- 17105
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was equipped with hand operated rudder controls. The plt had an artificial rt leg. On a previous flt that day the plt had attempted to spin the acft but was unsuccessful due to lack of rudder travel with the hand-operated controls. The plt was not feeling well after the previous flt, when he returned to the arpt he was reportedly 'very white'. Witnesses stated that the plt drank some coffee and then departed. The acft was seen doing touch & go landings. Witnesses stated that the plt performed several touch & go lndgs before the acdt. After the last tkoff the acft made a rt bank turn in excess of 60 degrees at about 150 ft AGL and crashed. The autopsy report revealed evidence of pre-existing atherosclerosis and 50 percent occlusion of the anterior descending coronary artery.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64415
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17265212
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Marvin N. Tarter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- CO50 · Ellicott, runway 17, 5,000 × 40 ft, gravel
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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 321 total · 321 in this make and model · 242 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.