Cessna 172 N6293F

Summary

On 26 November 1995 at about 18:58 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6293F was involved in an accident near Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 November 1995 at 18:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Stevens Point Municipal (STE)

Coordinates

44.5407, -89.5610

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N6293F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ionia → Duluth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA039

2 people were seriously injured.

flying into known icing conditions and descending below the minimum descent altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot was advised that icing conditions existed and were forecast along his route of flight. The pilot reported that ten minutes from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, he began picking up ice on his windscreen. He requested a full VOR approach. The pilot reported picking up 3/4 inch of ice during the approach. The pilot descended to the minimum descent altitude (MDA) and did not have the airport in sight. He saw a road and descended below the MDA and continued toward the airport. He saw the airport when he was over the top of it, and he tried a circling approach to runway 12. The pilot reported that the engine failed and the airplane hit trees and nosed into the ground. A witness at the airport reported that the airplane flew over the airport at 50 to 75 feet and that the engine sounded fine. He reported that the airplane disappeared into the haze and impacted the ground a short time later. An inspection of the engine indicated that the engine had continuity and there were no indications of mechanical problems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.