- Date
- October 11, 1986, 11:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- Happy Jack, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N34213Cessna 177RG
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861011048659A
- Case key
- 25352
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non-instrument rated private plt was informed that MVFR weather conditions existed along his planned route of flight. The plt took off & headed into the deteriorating wx. While cruising beneath clouds the acft collided with rapidly rising terrain. The plt reportedly was having marital problems & sought custody of his 22-month old son. The plt was highly motivated to leave town. The plt was transporting his son in the acft at the time of the acc.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34213
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG0984
- Airframe hours
- 1,893
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Debra & Gene Hastings
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 7, 1986 · 148 hours before
- Departed
- PGA · Page, AZ
- Destination
- DVT · Phoenix, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 115 in this make and model · 456 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLG, 27 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.