# Accident 19890813028769A: Cessna 177RG, Janice, MS, August 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1989, 21:25 local time
- Place: Janice, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1994° N, 89.0209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1994&lon=-89.0209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1976Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1976Q-1990-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813028769A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA89FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA219), Aug 14, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N1976Q), Janice, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE NON INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT AFTER ENCOUNTERING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE SPIRALING INTO A WOODED AREA.

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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