- Date
- July 14, 1982, 21:45 local (Jul 15, 1982, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Cross Fork, PA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7584VCessna 177RG
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820714067669A
- Case key
- 70374
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At 2132 the plt contacted fss reporting his position, lightning to his east & requested wx around his position. He was advised of thunderstorm activity, deteriorating conditions & that VFR flt was not recommended. He was also advised to reverse course. At 2145 the acft impacted a mountain. Radar summaries for 2135 showed thunderstorm rainshower activity present over north central Pennsylvania. A cell with a 1-4 level intensity was present over the route between departure point & Cross Fork, PA. The increasing level intensity of the cell occurred over the southern portion of the route. Maximum tops recorded was 37,000 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7584V
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RGD875
- Airframe hours
- 1,368
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Marantha Associates
- Registered owner
- Marantha Associates
- Departed
- C · Wellsville, NY
- Destination
- C · Chambersburg, PA
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 220 total · 220 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
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 N7584V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.