# Accident 19840215003329A: Cessna 177RG, Salem, OH, February 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1984, 08:01 local time
- Place: Salem, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9005° N, 80.8494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9005&lon=-80.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52697, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52697-1984-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840215003329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED AIRPORT IN HEAVY FOG CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT CRASHED ONE MILE NW OF AIRPORT IN DENSE WOODED AREA.

## 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 CHI84FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA110), Feb 15, 1984: Cessna 177RG (N52697), Salem, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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