Plane Crash List

Cessna 177RG N800JH

19 September 1985 · Neola, West Virginia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 September 1985 at about 13:03 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N800JH, operated by John M. Greacen, was involved in an accident near Neola, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:03
Classification
Accident
Location
Neola, West Virginia, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 177RG
Registration
N800JH
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
John M. Greacen
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Richmond → Charleston
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL85LA279

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

WHILE LEVELING AT CRUISE ALTITUDE THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH SMALL TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD. POST-CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DISCLOSED A 3 INCH CRACK IN THE CRANKCASE UNDER THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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