- Date
- July 19, 1984, 00:00 local (04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Nantucket, MA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N4950GCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 35372
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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
The acft disappeared after departing on the return leg of a x-country. The plt had called the operator at the home base and reported that IMC weather existed for the return. The plt was informed that the acft was not needed and he did not need to hurry back. The plt had checked the weather twice and been informed on each occasion that VFR flt was not recommended. In spite of this the plt departed after 2200 on 7/18. Search operations have been unsuccessful in locating the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4950G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273497
- Airframe hours
- 2,443
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Macdan Aviation Corp.
- Registered owner
- Burchill Enterprise, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 14, 1983 · 57 hours before
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 102 total · 14 in this make and model · 56 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ACK