Cessna 172K accident near Martinsville, IN
On January 13, 2001, a Cessna 172K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Martinsville, IN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 13, 2001
- Place
- Martinsville, IN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.488°N, 86.325°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010122X00334
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 12, 2001, at 2319 eastern standard time (est), a Cessna 172K, N46628, piloted by a private pilot was destroyed on impact with trees and terrain near Martinsville, Indiana. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not on a flight plan. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and passenger received fatal injuries. The flight originated from the Sky King Airport (3I3), Terre Haute, Indiana, at about 2240 and was en route to the Greenwood Municipal Airport (HFY), Greenwood, Indiana. The pilot had been in communication with air traffic control prior to the accident. At 2300:44, the pilot was given the weather conditions at the Indianapolis International Airport (IND), Indianapolis, Indiana. The air traffic controller said, "november four six six two eight tah indy altimeter three zero two seven ah we're showin ah visibility one quarter with freezing fog the scattered ceiling is at one hundred feet and broken at ah seven hundred feet our rvrs are all ah below eight hundred for the runways i'm not sure you want to come this direction." The destination airport, HFY, is located 11 nm and 119 degrees from IND. Radar data for the time period beginning 2250 est to 2330 est was obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration. The data was plotted on an aeronautical navigation chart. The plotted data shows the aircraft ground track from a position about 8.7 nautical miles (nm) and 90 degrees magnetic from 3I3 to the accident site. The data shows the aircraft on an east-northeast heading until about 2302 cst when t
Probable cause
The pilots decision not to fly to the alternate airport, his decision to continue the flight in known adverse weather conditions, spatial disorientation by the pilot, and his failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors were the low ceilings, the dark night, the fog, and the trees.
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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.
