Cessna 177RG N52697

Summary

On 15 February 1984 at about 14:01 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N52697, operated by Harold W. Wurster, was involved in an accident near Salem, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 February 1984 at 14:01

Classification

Accident

Location

Salem, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Salem (38D)

Coordinates

40.9005, -80.8494

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N52697

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Harold W. Wurster

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salem → Columbia

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

CHI84FA110

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

THE PLT GOT A WEATHER BRIEFING AND WAS ADVISED OF AREAS OF FOG. WHILE TAKING OFF TOWARD THE WEST, HE ENCOUNTERED FOG. THE ACFT ENTERED A RIGHT TURN ABOUT 1000 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY & SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED ABOUT 1 MI NORTHWEST OF THE ARPT. INITIAL IMPACT WAS WITH THE TOPS OF TREES AT APRX 80 FT AGL. THE WX AT A REPORTING STATION ABOUT 24 MI AWAY WAS, IN PART: SKY OBSCURED, VISIBILITY 1/8 MI WITH FOG. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE, THE WX AT THE DEPARTURE ARPT WAS ABOUT THE SAME. THE WX AT THE ARPT WAS CHECKED THE NEXT MORNING AT THE SAME TIME OF DAY & IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FOG WAS HEAVIEST AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE TAKEOFF RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.