- Date
- November 26, 1982, 19:23 local (Nov 27, 1982, 00:23 UTC)
- Place
- Mount Alton, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9511HCessna 172H
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821126064239A
- Case key
- 71783
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While enroute the plt reported he was icing up & would have to divert to bradford. About 12 mi from the arpt the plt declared an emergency stating he didn't think he could make a missed approach with the ice buildup. The plt then reported a rough engine & an airspeed of about 70K with full throttle. Just prior to the crash the plt reported that he had so much ice on his windshield that he couldn't see. The acft crashed about 1 mi short of rwy 32. Coating the leading edge of the left horizontal stabilizer was an ice buildup which tapered in thickness from 1/4 inch at the root to about 1-1/2 inches at the tip. Pieces of 3/4 to one inch thick ice were found in the ground scar found under the right wing. Icing conditions were forecasted along the route of flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9511H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266189
- Airframe hours
- 1,865
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William B. Plotts
- Registered owner
- William B. Plotts
- Departed
- ELM · Elmira, NY
- Destination
- YNG · Youngstown, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BFD · Bradford Regional, runway 32, 6,500 × 150 ft
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 966 total · 890 in this make and model · 848 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFD
FAA reports on this event · 1
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