- Date
- June 5, 1985, 22:20 local (Jun 6, 1985, 02:20 UTC)
- Place
- Lancaster, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8243TCessna 175B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850605023649A
- Case key
- 13088
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was unaware that the taxiway did not continue to the approach end of rwy 28. He failed to see the turn in the taxiway and the acft continued off the end of the taxiway where it contacted a ditch. The taxiway was not lit (nor was it required to be). It was a dark night when the accident occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8243T
- Reported as
- Cessna 175B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 175-56943
- Airframe hours
- 2,440
- Engine
- Continental GO-300-D, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul A. Schumacher
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 20, 1985
- Destination
- UYF · London, OH
- Airport
- I15 · Fairfield Co
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 127 total · 105 in this make and model · 84 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
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 N8243T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.