- Date
- November 30, 1986, 13:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place
- Colby, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7692UCessna 177RG
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 34273
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The non-instrument rated pilot filed an IFR flight plan after being briefed. There was freezing drizzle to the west that was moving toward the departure area. The airplane took off into a low ceiling with near freezing temperature. Pilot attempted to climb to 9000 MSL but encountered structural icing conditions that he called greater than moderate. At first, airplane could not climb, then could not maintain altitude. ATC provided assistance of steering toward nearest airport. Airplane was forced down in a farmyard, 5 miles south of airport. Ice two inches thick was found on and around airplane wreckage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7692U
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG0903
- Airframe hours
- 1,929
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cec Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 9, 1986 · 120 hours before
- Departed
- ADT · Atwood, KS
- Destination
- FOE · Topeka, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 282 total · 61 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 15 knots, gusting 23
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GLD, 42 nm away