- Date
- December 22, 1986, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Middleburg, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N739SVCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861222086079A
- Case key
- 31743
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Analysis
The flt was receiving flt following services from jacksonville apch control. Radar and radio contact was lost shortly after the plt reported to apch control he was descending out of 4,500 ft in preparation for his landing at st. augustine, FL. A witness stated that he could hear the acft flying low and that the eng was running at a steady cruising speed until he heard the acft impact the ground. The weather in the jacksonville area was instument flt conditions. The plt held a student plt certificate which had expired 1 year and 10 months prior to this occurrence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N739SV
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17270777
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alec O. Maitland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 16, 1986
- Departed
- 1JO · Bonifay, FL
- Destination
- SGJ · St. Augustine, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 60 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 40° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NZC, 11 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.