- Date
- February 15, 1984, 08:01 local (14:01 UTC)
- Place
- Salem, OH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N52697Cessna 177RG
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840215003329A
- Case key
- 12386
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt got a weather briefing and was advised of areas of fog. While taking off toward the west, he encountered fog. The acft entered a right turn about 1000 ft from the end of the rwy & subsequently crashed about 1 mi northwest of the arpt. Initial impact was with the tops of trees at aprx 80 ft AGL. The wx at a reporting station about 24 mi away was, in part: sky obscured, visibility 1/8 mi with fog. According to the police, the wx at the departure arpt was about the same. The wx at the arpt was checked the next morning at the same time of day & it was noted that the fog was heaviest at the departure end of the takeoff rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52697
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG1253
- Airframe hours
- 1,414
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Harold W. Wurster
- Registered owner
- Avion Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 2, 1983 · 368 hours before
- Departed
- 38D · Salem, OH
- Destination
- OSU · Columbia, OH
- Airport
- 38D · Salem, runway 27
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 76 total · 15 in this make and model · 28 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 330° at 3 knots
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YNG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.