Cessna 172F accident near Coleman, WI
On November 29, 1998, a Cessna 172F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Coleman, WI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 29, 1998
- Place
- Coleman, WI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.069°N, 88.029°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11375
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 29, 1998, at 1610 central standard time (cst), a Cessna 172F, N72RE, operated by a private pilot was destroyed when while maneuvering near Coleman, Wisconsin, the airplane struck a stand of trees and subsequently impacted into a wooded area. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. There was no flight plan on file. The pilot and a passenger on board were fatally injured. A pilot-rated passenger on board sustained serious injuries. The cross-country flight originated at Charlotte, Michigan, at 1500 eastern standard time (est) and was en route to Coleman, Wisconsin. A line person at the Clarion County Airport, Clarion, Pennsylvania, said that the airplane arrived at the airport on November 27, 1998, at 1520 eastern standard time (est). The witness said there was a pilot and two passengers on board. On their arrival, the pilot purchased 16.7 gallons of fuel. The witness said that the pilot and two passengers took off from the airport at 1045 est, on the day of the accident. Prior to departing, the pilot did not obtain a weather briefing from the computer system provided, nor did he receive a weather briefing from the Flight Service Station at Altoona, Pennsylvania. An employee for the fixed base operator (FBO) at Fitch H. Beach Airport, Charlotte, Michigan, said that the airplane landed between 1500 and 1600 est. The FBO register listed one pilot and two passengers. The witness said that they purchased 30 gallons of fuel which topped off the airplane's
Probable cause
pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees and his intentional flight into IMC conditions. Factors contributing to this accident were the pilot's lack of instrument certification, his becoming lost in the poor weather, his inadequate preparation for flight by failing to obtain adequate weather information, his improper decision to attempt a visual approach in instrument conditions, and t
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
