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Cessna C172N N5216E

6 January 1984 · Arco, Idaho, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 6 January 1984 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna C172N registered N5216E, operated by Westcon Associates, Inc., was involved in an accident near Arco, Idaho, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Arco, Idaho, United States
Coordinates
43.6507, -113.2803
Aircraft
Cessna C172N
Registration
N5216E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Westcon Associates, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Idaho Falls → Challis
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA84FA036

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 3 0 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

ACCORDING TO COMPANY PERSONNEL, THE FLT WAS OPERATED AS A CHARTER. THE PLT, ALSO THE COMPANY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT FAR 135 FLIGHTS UNDER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS. HE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO 'GET A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE AND SEE IF HE COULD MAKE IT UNDERNEATH.' WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT FLYING VERY LOW AND TO DISAPPEAR INTO CLOUDS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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