Cessna 152 N4877H

Summary

On 6 October 1984 at about 10:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4877H was involved in an accident near Monroe, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 October 1984 at 10:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N4877H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winnsboro → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW85FA006

2 people 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

PRIOR TO DEP THE PLT CONTACTED THE MONROE FSS TWICE REQUESTING A WX BRIEFING. BOTH TIMES VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO IFR CONDITIONS WITH LOW CEILINGS EN ROUTE AND FORECAST FOG AT THE DEST. DURING THE SECOND CALL THE PLT STATED THAT IT WAS CLEAR AT THE DEPARTURE ARPT AND HE BELIEVED HE COULD FLY TO HIS DEST BEFORE THE FORECAST FOG DEVELOPED. DESPITE THE BRIEFERS REPEATED WARNING THE PLT DEPARTED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. GROUND SCARS INDICATED IMPACT OCCURRED SLIGHTLY NOSE LOW IN A SHALLOW LEFT TURN. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMMENT OFFICERS ESTIMATED VISIBILITY OF NO MORE THAN 1/2 MILE IN FOG AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.