- Date
- May 5, 1984, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Imperial, NE
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7261MCessna 175
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840505015969A
- Case key
- 33674
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Analysis
While en route, the plt tried to circumnavigate an area of bad wx. He was in & out of rain & finally decided to reverse course. He said he inadvertently flew into a thunderstorm & lost control of the acft due to turbulence. The acft entered a steep dive, & during the pull-out, the left door came off. The plt was concerned about other possible damage & decided to make a precautionary landing on a road. He overshot the selected landing area, & during a go-around, the acft hit trees & a utility pole guy wire & crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7261M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 55561
- Airframe hours
- 480
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harris, Harold D.
- Registered owner
- Harris, Harold D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 27, 1983 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- AIA · Alliance, NE
- Destination
- MCK · Mccook, NE
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--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 260 total · 45 in this make and model · 167 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IMP, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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