Cessna 177B accident near Rensselaer, IN
On April 15, 1993, a Cessna 177B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rensselaer, IN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 15, 1993
- Place
- Rensselaer, IN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.929°N, 87.141°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12082
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 14, 1993, at 2003 central daylight time a Cessna 177B, N973CQ, registered to George R. Kinsell, of Remington, Indiana, and operated by an instrument rated private pilot, departed controlled flight and impacted the terrain one-quarter mile northwest of the approach end of runway 18 (3,100' X 60' asphalt) at Rensselaer, Indiana. The airplane was destroyed by ground impact and a post accident fire. The pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries. The business flight was being conducted under provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was on file. The nearest weather reporting station was reporting IMC conditions at the time of the accident. The flight departed Tomkinsville, Kentucky, exact time unknown. At 1825 a telephone call was received by the Louisville, Kentucky Flight Service by an individual identifying himself as the pilot of N973CQ and requesting enroute weather to Rensselaer, Indiana. At 1852 a radio message was received by Terre Haute Flight Watch from N973CQ to inquire about weather at Lafayette, Indiana. At 1931 a radio call was received by the Lafayette Air Traffic Control Tower from N973CQ requesting permission to transition the Airport Traffic Area. At approximately 2005 a ground witness stated that she saw a "big flash and orange burning." Other witnesses related seeing the site burning and heard a low flying aircraft at approximately the same time. Weather information gathered by the Indiana Sate Police from these witnesses report "foggy and hazy" conditions existing near the time of the accident, with a light mist in the ai
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE FOG AND DRIZZLE, AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S CONTINUING VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
