# NTSB CHI76DEV57: Cessna 177, N2849X, Salem, IL, August 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1976
- Place: Salem, IL · SALEM, IL
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEV57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEV57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2851   76/8/6    SALEM,IL            CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 180
        TIME - 1510                    N2849X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST SALEM RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSVILLE,IN               OSHKOSH,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- RWY HAS 2% UPGRADE TO THE WEST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2849X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2849X), registered now, S/N 17700249, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Salem Rla

## 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 19760806024699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760806024699A), Aug 6, 1976: Cessna 177, Salem, IL, Substantial damage. Rwy has 2 upgrade to the west.

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

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