- Date
- January 6, 1984, 12:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Arco, ID
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5216ECessna C172N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840106000369A
- Case key
- 39788
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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
According to company personnel, the flt was operated as a charter. The plt, also the company director of operations, was not authorized to conduct FAR 135 flights under instrument flight conditions. He was reported to have stated that he was going to 'get a special VFR clearance and see if he could make it underneath.' Witnesses reported seeing the acft flying very low and to disappear into clouds.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5216E
- Reported as
- Cessna C172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271775
- Airframe hours
- 2,166
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Westcon Associates, Inc., doing business as Golden Eagle
- Registered owner
- Terry B. Arrington
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 26, 1983 · 33 hours before
- Departed
- IDA · Idaho Falls, ID
- Destination
- U15 · Challis, ID
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,610 total · 2,401 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.