- Date
- September 27, 1983, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Woodford, VT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3692LCessna 172G
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830927051769A
- Case key
- 35283
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot weather was clear at time of departure with clouds at about 4000-4500 feet but clr above. He entered a break in the clouds and began following a road. As the weather began closing in from above and the road became curvy, the pilot had to make quicker and quicker turns. The acft became low and the stall warning buzzer sounded. The acft stalled into the trees at about 60 mph with full throttle and a nose high attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3692L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-53861
- Airframe hours
- 3,130
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Morris W. Herbst
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 6, 1982 · 129 hours before
- Departed
- Mt. Snow, VT
- Destination
- Bennington, VT
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
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 425 total · 234 in this make and model · 316 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.