Cessna 177B Cardinal, N35243: Accident occurred September 05, 2022 in Ivanhoe, Pender County, North Carolina

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

Investigator In Charge (IIC): Read, Leah

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entity: 

Barry Blumquist; Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Greensboro, North Carolina

https://registry.faa.gov/N35243

Location: Ivanhoe, North Carolina 

Accident Number: ERA22LA406

Date and Time: September 5, 2022, 15:30 Local

Registration: N35243

Aircraft: Cessna 177B 

Injuries: 2 Serious

Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Cessna 

Registration: N35243

Model/Series: 177B

Aircraft Category: Airplane

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Operator: On file 

Operating Certificate(s) Held: None

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Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 2 Serious 

Aircraft Damage: Substantial

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Aircraft Fire: None

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Aircraft Explosion: None

Total Injuries: 2 Serious

Latitude, Longitude: 34.5845,-78.2419 

Aircraft experienced engine issues and landed in a field and came to stop in a ditch.  

Date: 05-SEP-22

Time: 19:54:00Z

Regis#: N35243

Aircraft Make: CESSNA

Aircraft Model: 177

Event Type: INCIDENT

Highest Injury: UNKNOWN

Aircraft Missing: No

Damage: UNKNOWN

Activity: PERSONAL

Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)

Operation: 91

City: IVANHOE

State: NORTH CAROLINA

PENDER COUNTY, North Carolina (WECT) - Two people flying inside a small private airplane were injured after the plane had to make an emergency landing. At least two people in the area saw the plane go down, including a farmer picking corn.

Pender County 911 got a call for a downed aircraft at 3:54 p.m. on Monday, September 5. First responders were able to find the two on a private farm off of Shiloh Road and took them to a local hospital. It’s currently not clear how severe their injuries are.

Local first responders including State Highway Patrol responded to the incident, and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident further.

“We were just working on Labor Day and one of my drivers saw the plane coming over the road here,” said Gene West, who witnessed the aftermath of the crash. “And so it kept getting lower and lower and when he turned the corner and looked back, he saw it go down and he called me.”

“NTSB will come in and they’ll do their investigation to see what, where, when, and how and why the plane went down,” said Tommy Batson of Pender County Emergency Management. “And at that time, they may be able to release photos and more information on the plane’s make, model, tail number, and other information that you wish to have.”

WECT will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as new information comes in.

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