Cessna 172 RG N9916B

Summary

On 14 January 1983 at about 15:39 local time, a Cessna 172 RG registered N9916B was involved in an accident near Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 January 1983 at 15:39

Classification

Accident

Location

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Austin Straubel (GRB)

Coordinates

44.5394, -88.0507

Aircraft

Cessna 172 RG

Registration

N9916B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Milwaukee → Iron Mountain

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA081

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING AN ILS APPROACH. THE WEATHER WAS IMC AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLT PLAN WAS FILED.THE PILOT WAS INSTRUMENT RATED AND HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING WHICH FORECAST ICING AND FREEZING DRIZZLE. THE PILOT TOLD THE WEATHER BRIEFER HE DID NOT THINK IT SOUNDED TOO BAD. THE FSS BRIEFER STATED ITS NOT THAT GREAT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO AND AFTER CLIMBING TO 8000 FT BEGAN TO GET STRUCTURAL ICING. LOWER ALT WAS TRIED WITHOUT SUCCESS IN AVOIDING ICING. AT THE SUGGESTION OF GREEN BAY ATCT THE PILOT ACCEPTED VECTORS TO AN ILS APPROACH TO AUSTIN STRAUBEL ARPT 50 MINUTES AFTER INITIAL DEPARTURE. THE PLT COULD NOT SEE THE RWY AT DECISION HEIGHT DUE TO WINDSHIELD ICE. VECTORSWERE GIVEN FOR ANOTHER APPROACH. THE PLT SAID HE HOPED TO SEE OUT OF THE SIDE WINDOW. AT DECISION HEIGHT HE SAW THE RWY TO THE LEFT OUT OF SIDE WINDOW. HE SAID HE TURNED LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND HE CAME DOWN. THE ACFT CAME TO REST 500 FT SHORT OF THE RWY AND 100 TO 150 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.