# NTSB CHI77FEI25: Cessna 185, N9962X, West Salem, OH, May 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1977
- Place: West Salem, OH · WEST SALEM, OH
- Location: 40.9698° N, 82.1079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Salem, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9698&lon=-82.1079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEI25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1065  77/5/16    WEST SALEM,OH       CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 924
        TIME - 1855                    N9962X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ICKES-TYSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST SALEM,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9962X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9962X-1979-07-30), registration cancelled 1979-07-30, S/N 1850162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ickes-Tyson

## 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 19770516012359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770516012359A), May 16, 1977: Cessna 185, West Salem, OH, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9962X (3)

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 OAK71DVD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVD48), May 11, 1971: Cessna 185 (N9962X), Brentwood, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66A0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0043), May 16, 1966: Cessna 185 (N9962X), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1398), Apr 21, 1964: Cessna 185 (N9962X), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage

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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