- Date
- July 13, 1988, 08:40 local (13:40 UTC)
- Place
- Sarcoxie, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4288LCessna 172G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880713026489A
- Case key
- 34498
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Analysis
Witnesses at the acdnt site characterized the wx as having a low ceiling with fog. They rprtd they saw the acft 'appear out of clouds' in a steep descent. The acft then began to 'pull up;' however, during recovery from the dive, the acft struck trees & crashed. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found during the investigation. The plt was not instrument rated. Before he took off, the wx at springfield had deteriorated from scattered conditions with 5 mi vis to 2800' broken ceiling with 1 mi vis & fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4288L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17254357
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lloyd C. Hawken
- Registered owner
- Hawken, Lloyd C
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 5, 1988
- Departed
- 3DW · Springfield, MO
- Destination
- TUL · Tulsa, OK
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 71
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 524 total · 375 in this make and model · 524 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SGF, 70 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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