- Date
- October 1, 1984, 10:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place
- Luling, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5360DCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841001053529A
- Case key
- 21596
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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.
In flight collision with object
Proper alignment - not maintainedCause
Object - submerged objectFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt stated that on final approach a gust of wind carried the acft to the right of the runway. Acft right wing struck a tree. Acft yawed right and contacted ground in uncontrolled flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5360D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272544
- Airframe hours
- 1,683
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert L. Ward
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1983
- Departed
- LA37
- Airport
- Chenevert Fld, runway 36, 3,000 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 90 total · 90 in this make and model · 22 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 10° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSY, 5 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.