Cessna 150F N8572G

Summary

On 2 February 1985 at about 19:25 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8572G was involved in an accident near Hartford, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 February 1985 at 19:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Hartford, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

35.8095, -83.1396

Aircraft

Cessna 150F

Registration

N8572G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bristol → Knoxville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85LA088

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 PLT WAS INFORMED DURING WX BRIEFING THAT VFR WAS NOT RECOMMENDED BECAUSE OF LOW CLOUDS. PLT ELECTED TO TAKEOFF AND FOLLOW I-90, HOWEVER, WX CONDITIONS WERE POOR AND PLT EXECUTED A CLIMB TO 10000 FT TO CLEAR THE CLOUD LAYER. WHILE EN ROUTE THE PLT TUNED TO THE ASHVILLE VOR AND TRACKED TO A LOCATION HE THOUGHT WAS IN THE VICINITY OF THE ARPT. A DESCENT WAS MADE THROUGH BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS TO 5500 FT. THE DESCENT WAS THEN CONTINUED TO 4000 FT WHERE THE PLT APPLIED POWER AND THE ACFT CONTACTED A MOUNTAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.