- Date
- November 24, 1986, 16:48 local (Nov 25, 1986, 00:48 UTC)
- Place
- Republic, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N52069Cessna 177RG
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861124083829A
- Case key
- 40511
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Analysis
A witness observed the acft taxi out ot the rwy in light snow showers and taxi to the north end of the rwy. During the takeoff the area was covered with a heavy snow shower, with winds from the north gusting T0 20-25 mph. The acft was observed to depart to the south with its lights on in the snow and crash about .25 mile west of rwy.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52069
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG61159
- Airframe hours
- 1,290
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sylvester Assoc. Architects Ps
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 7, 1986 · 2 hours before
- Destination
- SFF · Spokane, WA
- Airport
- WA48 · Ferry County, runway 16, 3,500 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 1,290 in this make and model · 1,900 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.