- Date
- September 26, 1983, 23:00 local (Sep 27, 1983, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Leesville, LA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3058UCessna 172E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830926051749A
- Case key
- 20765
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Analysis
Earlier in the day the four occupants of the acft had been reported to the sheriff's dept as being drunk at a lounge near zwolle,LA. After landing at the Leesville arpt the acft ran off the asphalt bending both ends of the prop blades. The occupants attempted to straighten out the blades with a pipe wrench, & then proceeded to a night club. At 2230 to 2300 they returned to the arpt. Shortly after takeoff the acft impacted trees in a near vertical nose down attitude. The plt's blood alcohol level was 0.151%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3058U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17250658
- Engine
- Continental O-300-C, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gulf Coast Aero Club Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 4, 1983
- Destination
- Deridder, LA
- Airport
- LA24 · Leesville, runway 17, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 130° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 160 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LCH, 62 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.