- Date
- July 31, 1985, 14:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Macungie, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N34672Cessna C-177B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850731035259A
- Case key
- 35575
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Analysis
Witnesses saw the acft descend in a near nose dive attitude during a severe thunderstorm. The plt was not in radio communication with gnd facilities. Examination of the acft did not disclose evidence of malfunction. There was no evidence of plt impairment or incapacitaiton. There was no record of the plt receiveing a wx briefing. The flight dist. Between the destination and departure arpts is 32 mis. The accident occured 28 mis from the departure arpt. VFR wx conditions prevailed at the departure arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34672
- Reported as
- Cessna C-177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17701933
- Airframe hours
- 1,757
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1F6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Skyten Flying Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 15, 1985 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- N34 · Prospectville, PA
- Destination
- 1N9 · Allentown, PA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,587 total · 63 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABE, 10 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.