- Date
- January 29, 1982, 07:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place
- 5m E. Greensbur, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1589ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820129002209A
- Case key
- 69659
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt received a wx briefing for a flt to dodge city,KS. The fss specialist asked the plt if he was proposing his flight under IFR since his destination was reporting IMC. The plt replied that he was. A ground witness at haviland,KS located about 5 miles east of the accident site observed an airplane flying westward paralleling U.S. Hwy 54 & a single-railroad track. The witness stated that the acft was flying at an altitude below the top of a 319FT watertower. The plt's wife stated he was capable of flying the acft under instrument wx conditions & had demonstrated his ability to do so on two occasions by climbing & descending through clouds.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1589E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271055
- Airframe hours
- 1,292
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gary Lee Houser
- Registered owner
- W. Martin Jr./Gary Houser/B. C
- Departed
- Wichita, KS
- Destination
- Greensburg, KS
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 76 total · 76 in this make and model · 51 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 115 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DDC, 40 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.