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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Janice, MS · August 13, 1989

Date
August 13, 1989 · 21:25 local
Place
Janice, MS
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1976Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89FA219
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered low visiibility at night en route with no ground reference lights, lost control and spiraled into trees

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED LOW VISIIBILITY AT NIGHT EN ROUTE WITH NO GROUND REFERENCE LIGHTS, LOST CONTROL AND SPIRALED INTO TREES

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.