Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172 M N9391H

21 September 1985 · Freemont, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 September 1985 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172 M registered N9391H, operated by Gene Damschroder, was involved in an accident near Freemont, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Freemont, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Fremont (140)
Coordinates
41.3509, -83.1095
Aircraft
Cessna 172 M
Registration
N9391H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Gene Damschroder
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI85LA386

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER LIFTOFF A GUST OF WIND PUSHED HIM BACK DOWN ALMOST ON THE RUNWAY. HE COULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT DID KEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AS HE DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO SOME TREES AT A LOW AIRSPEED. WHEN ASKED HOW THIS ACCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN PREVENTED, HE STATED THAT HE NEEDED MORE DUAL INSTRUCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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