# NTSB Accident NYC97LA096
> **Cessna 172M** · 1997-05-18 · GALION, OH, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA096
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08004
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-18
- **Location:** GALION, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.729614, -82.789871
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N4430R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadvertent encounter with the helicopter main rotor downwash during the initial takeoff climb.  Subsequently, the airplane descended and impacted the ground.

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