Cessna 172P N63319

Summary

On 8 June 2003 at about 02:45 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N63319, operated by Wausau Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 June 2003 at 02:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Sheboygan Co. Municipal (SBM)

Coordinates

43.7694, -87.8519

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N63319

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wausau Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sheboygan → Wausau

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CHI03FA151

2 people died.

The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane after encountering instrument meteorological conditions during takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were the low ceiling, fog and lack of instrument rating.

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

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The airplane impacted the terrain following a loss of control on takeoff. There were no known eyewitnesses who saw the takeoff or accident. The person who dropped the pilot and passenger at the airport last saw the airplane as it began to taxi east on the ramp. Ear witnesses reporting hearing an engine go to "full power" followed by the sound of an impact. These ear witnesses reported horizontal visibility at the time was between 30 and 100 feet due to fog. The pilot called the automated weather observation (AWOS) at the departure airport and another airport prior to departure. The wreckage was located on airport property approximately 1,700 feet from the intersection of runways 13/21. Ground scars and the wreckage path leading to the main wreckage was on a heading of 264 degrees. Weather conditions at the departure airport recorded 4 minutes prior to the accident were temperature 8 degrees Celsius, dew point 8 degrees Celsius, visibility 1/4 mile with fog, and 100 feet indefinite ceiling. The pilot did not have an instrument rating. The Transport Canada Carburetor Icing Chart indicates that serious icing at any power setting was possible with the reported temperature and dewpoint spread.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.