- Date
- November 26, 1983, 19:00 local (Nov 27, 1983, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Simpson, LA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2899GCessna 172L
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 21089
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with the ground in a steep nose down altitude at a high rate of speed after the plt encounterd low ceiling and rain during a x-country flt. In attempting to fly IFR and follow radar vectors the non-instrument rated plt lost countrol of his acft and spiraled into the ground. The nearest weather station reported 700 ft broken ceiling with 5 miles visibility in rain. The plt did receive a weather briefing but did not activate a flt plan or contact anyone by radio for over 2 and a half hours enroute. When he made contact he was already lost and circling in the rain. He had been observed on radar as he circled north of ft polk la for several minutes. 20 minutes after the first radio contact the plt reported he had 35 munutes of fuel left. 10 minutes later the crash occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2899G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17259599
- Airframe hours
- 3,264
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph L. Mailhos
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 29, 1983 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- CLL · College Station, TX
- Destination
- LA31 · Oakdale, LA
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--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 184 total · 99 in this make and model · 139 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 24 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- POE