Cessna 172N N4838G

Summary

On 3 May 1986 at about 03:50 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4838G was involved in an accident near Starkville, Mississippi, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 May 1986 at 03:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Starkville, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

George M Bryan (STF)

Coordinates

33.4490, -88.8205

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N4838G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA86FA142

4 people were 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

WITNESSES RPRTD THAT THE PLT HAD PURCHASED WINE COOLER BEVERAGES BEFORE GOING TO THE ARPT. HE STATED THAT HE DRANK FROM ONE OF THE BOTTLES BEFORE THE FLT. THE PLT TOOK OFF AT ABOUT 2230 CDT. AFTER TAKEOFF, HE FLEW BACK OVER THE ARPT & MADE A LOW PASS OVER A BUILDING (PLT LOUNGE). HE INITIATED A 2ND PASS TOWARD THE PLT LOUNGE (DURING DARKNESS), BUT THE ACFT STRUCK TREES, CRASHED TO THE GROUND & BURNED. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE RPRTD. A CHECK OF THE PLT'S BLOOD (TAKEN 1 HR & 20 MIN AFTER THE ACDNT) SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LVL OF 25 MG% (0.025%) & A TRACE OF BUTALBITAL. FIORINAL TABLETS (BUTALBITAL) HAD BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR MEDICATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.