# Accident 19760806024699A: Cessna 177, Salem, IL, August 6, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1976
- Place: Salem, IL
- Airport: West Salem Rla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 38.6275° N, 88.9594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6275&lon=-88.9594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2849X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2849X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 41 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76DEV57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEV57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760806024699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RWY HAS 2 UPGRADE TO THE WEST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI76DEV57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEV57), Aug 6, 1976: Cessna 177 (N2849X), Salem, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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