- Date
- April 12, 1986, 00:40 local (06:40 UTC)
- Place
- Dallas, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8047GCessna 177RG
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860412011399A
- Case key
- 21896
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was advised by the FAA weather briefer, prior to flight, against making this flight due to present and forecast weather conditions. After arriving in the general area of his destination the plt observed the weather conditions and commented on thier severity to the FAA controller. The local controller suggested three times that the flight divert to love field. The most probable reason for the plt not diverting was that a friend was awaiting his arrival at addison airport. The plt was possibly incapacitated by hail impact after the windshield had separated. Furthermore, Cessna engineers stated the aircraft most probably would be uncontrollable without the windshield in place.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8047G
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG0047
- Airframe hours
- 3,004
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mark S. Mayer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 5, 1985 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- GUP · Gallup, NM
- Destination
- ADS · Addison, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,200 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 40° at 14 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAL, 10 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.