- Date
- February 20, 1988, 22:38 local (Feb 21, 1988, 03:38 UTC)
- Place
- Ellamore, WV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2109QCessna 177RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880220047869A
- Case key
- 11359
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Aprx 3 hrs and 26 minutes after takeoff from republic airport, the plt reported having engine problems. Unable to make it to an airport, the plt radioed that he was going to attempt to land on a road. The airplane struck trees and crashed in a wooded area aprx 100 ft from the road. Inspection of the wreckage failed to reveal any mechanical failure/ malfunction. The left fuel tank opened up during the impact sequence and search/rescue personnel reported no odor of fuel upon reaching the accident site. Only residual fuel was found in the right fuel tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2109Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG0509
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Nabil A. Ragheb
- Registered owner
- Nabil A Ragheb
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 26, 1987
- Departed
- FRG · Farmingdale, NY
- Destination
- CRW · Charleston, WV
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 540 total · 245 in this make and model · 423 as pilot in command · 165 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 250° at 13 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CKB, 24 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2109Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.