Cessna 172RG N4601V

Summary

On 20 February 1987 at about 15:45 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N4601V was involved in an accident near Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 February 1987 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Volk Ang Base (VOK)

Coordinates

43.9094, -90.2600

Aircraft

Cessna 172RG

Registration

N4601V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tomah → Sheboygan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI87LA086

1 person died.

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 PASSENGER RPRTD THAT ABOUT 5 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT BECAME INCAPACITATED & WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THE NON-CERTIFICATED PASSENGER ASSUMED CONTROL. WITH THE ASSISTANCE (INSTRUCTIONS) FROM AN AIRBORNE FLT INSTRUCTOR & AN INSTRUCTOR IN THE CONTROL TOWER AT VOLK ANG BASE, THE PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO MAKE A LANDING, BUT THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING THE OCCURRENCE. A PATHOLOGICAL EXAM REVEALED THERE WAS A COMPLETE DISSECTION OF ASCENDING AORTA, CIRCUMFERENTIAL, 3 CM ABOVE THE AORTIC VALVE WITH CYSTIC MEDIAL NECROSIS & A SUBSEQUENT CARDIAC TAMPONADE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.