# Accident 19881018046959A: Cessna 177A, La Follette, TN, October 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1988, 14:10 local time
- Place: La Follette, TN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3693° N, 84.1197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3693&lon=-84.1197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30470, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30470-1990-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 107 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881018046959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. APPEARS PILOT WAS TRYING TO FLY VFR IN NEAR ZERO IMC EXISTING IN AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA015), Oct 18, 1988: Cessna 177A (N30470), La Follette, TN, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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