Cessna 172RG N9603B
18 December 1986 · Bloominton, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 December 1986 at about 00:27 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N9603B was involved in an accident near Bloominton, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bloominton, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Monroe County (BMG)
- Coordinates
- 39.1609, -86.5194
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG
- Registration
- N9603B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dayton → Bloomington
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI87LA051
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 THE PILOT HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS APPROACH AND FOLLOWED HIS GLIDESLOPE AND LOCALIZER INDICATIONS IN A NORMAL MANNER. HE EVENTUALLY SAW THE GROUND PRIOR TO REACHING HIS DECISION HEIGHT OF APPROX 200 FEET AGL. THIS SIGHTING OF THE GROUND WAS THE LAST THING HE REMEMBERED PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROX 1/2 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE DOES NOT REMEMBER ATTEMPTING A MISSED APPROACH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172D | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Cessna 172M | Shingle Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1986 | Cessna 172N | Starkville, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1986 | Cessna 172N | West Branch, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1986 | Cessna 172RG | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1986 | Cessna 150 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1986 | Mooney M20C | Loogootee, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Aug 1986 | Globe GC-1B | Perrysville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Westville, Indiana, United States | Mark Murvihill | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 May 1986 | Piper PA-34-200 | Angola, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 1986 | Hughes 500 (369HS) | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States | R. J. Dubray | Minor injuries | - |