# NTSB NYC72AN050: Cessna 172, N84577, Boone, NC, October 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1971
- Place: Boone, NC · BOONE, NC
- Location: 36.2138° N, 81.6652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boone, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2138&lon=-81.6652&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2444   71/10/9 NR.BOONE,NC           CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N84577              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOONEVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ROSELLE,ILL                 FAYETTEVILLE,NC              FRANKFORT,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- HIT OBSCURED MTN.PLT NOT WX BRIEFED AT ENRT ARPT.PERSONS IN AREA HEARD CRASH ABT 2030HRS,10/9/71.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84577](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84577-1971-11-23), registration cancelled 1971-11-23, S/N 17258531 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Booneville

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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