- Date
- November 26, 1984, 17:01 local (23:01 UTC)
- Place
- Hammond, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7415TCessna 172A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841126063399A
- Case key
- 21512
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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
Non-stop endurance for this make/model is 4.2 hrs in normal cruise. Calculated ete for plt's reported route of flight is 4.0 hrs (non-stop, no wind, normal cruise). Time from intial departure to mishap was 6.0 hrs. Acft of this discription was observed to land at an en route arpt and depart without refueling. Plt called UNICOM at arpt 25 miles from destination, reporting low fuel state. Acft observed in apparent power-off glide on long straight-in to runway. About 1.3 miles from threshold, acft was observed to enter a steep decending 270 degree turn toward small open area. Investigation revealed acft impacted trees short of open area in 90-degree bank at about 25 ft AGL. No evidence fuel on board at impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7415T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 47015
- Airframe hours
- 3,078
- Engine
- Continental O-300-C, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cfc Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 11, 1984 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- 2R9 · Kennedy, TX
- Destination
- LAO8 · Covington, LA
- Airport
- OR9 · Hammond, runway 13, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 78
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 145° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.