Cessna 172C N1418Y
16 August 1987 · Switz City, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 August 1987 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 172C registered N1418Y was involved in an accident near Switz City, Indiana, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Switz City, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.0303, -87.0504
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172C
- Registration
- N1418Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bloomfield → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87FA218
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
AFTER DEPARTING THE BLOOMFIELD ARPT, THE PLT FLEW WITH HIS FAMILY OVER A COAL MINE AREA WHERE HE HAD DONE RECLAMATION WORK. WITNESSES AT THE MINE STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE ACFT FLY LOW OVER THE MINE PITS & THAT THE PLT WAVED AT THEM. THE ACFT DEPARTED, THEN RETURNED ABOUT 10 TO 15 MIN LATER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT STRUCK A POWER LINE AT AN ESTD ALT OF 76' AGL & CRASHED. CABLE MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE NOSE WHEEL FORK & TIRE. TOXICOLOGY CHECKS SHOWED THE PLT HAD A BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL OF 0.13% & A URINE/ALCOHOL LVL OF 0.03%.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Prospect, Oregon, United States | Robert W. Baucum | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172 | Jacksonville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1987 | Cessna 172P | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172M | Marietta, Georgia, United States | U.s. Navy Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172 | Baxley, Georgia, United States | Eugene Youmans | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 1987 | Cessna A150K | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | Wilford W. Mann | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172P | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | Brown Flying School, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1987 | Cessna 150J | Patoka, Indiana, United States | ROY S. Williams | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1987 | Piper PA-38-112 | Kentland, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1987 | Beechcraft 58P | Evansville, Indiana, United States | Rocco A. Marrese | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1987 | Cessna 120 | Lebanon, Indiana, United States | Cletus Lamm, II | No injuries | - |