- Date
- April 3, 1983, 19:20 local (Apr 4, 1983, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Liberty Corner, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2574LCessna 172H
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830403015949A
- Case key
- 35038
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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
Investigation revealed that the plt and passenger arrived at the airport at approximately 1820 EST, requested a special VFR clearance and when that clearance could not be approved requested an IFR flight plan. Attempts to activate the IFR flight plan were unsuccessuful due to communication line problems. The plt subsequently decided not to file the flight plan and stated that based on forecasts of improving conditions to the west and visibilities of three to five miles fromthe tower she planned to proceed VFR following the interstate highway to the south and then to the west. The plt stated she flew below the cloud bases, which she estimated were at 800 to 900 feet. Prior to reaching interstate 22 and while in straight and level flight the acft unexpectedly impacted trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2574L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17255774
- Airframe hours
- 1,656
- Engine
- Continental O-300D6, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Leon And Betty Grosky
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1983 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- CDW · Caldwell, NJ
- Destination
- 42N · Myerstown, PA
- Airport
- CDW · Essex Co.
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,660 total · 1,449 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 80° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft broken
- Observed at
- MMU, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.