# NTSB CHI73FEK14: Cessna 177RG, N8063G, Blacklick, OH, January 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1973
- Place: Blacklick, OH · BLACKLICK, OH
- Location: 39.9956° N, 82.8113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blacklick, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9956&lon=-82.8113&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEK14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEK14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0392  73/1/27    BLACKLICK,OHIO      CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1525
        TIME - 1923                    N8063G              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS OHIO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT WAYNE,IND                COLUMBUS,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: ALTIMETERS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      245
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- LOCALIZER APCH-DSCNT BLO MDA ALT 1260FT,HIT END 800FT MSL 4MI BFR RWY.ALTM FOUND IND 417FT LOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8063G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8063G-1973-12-10), registration cancelled 1973-12-10, S/N 177RG0063 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Columbus Ohio

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730127002089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730127002089A), Jan 27, 1973: Cessna 177, Blacklick, OH, Destroyed. Localizer apch-dscnt blo mda alt 1260FT,hit end 800FT MSL 4MI bfr rwy. Altm found ind 417FT low.

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.

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