# Accident 19900526017399A: Cessna 177, Canton, GA, May 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1990, 09:05 local time
- Place: Canton, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2403° N, 84.4891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2403&lon=-84.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2979X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2979X-1992-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 511 total, 43 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900526017399A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL AND DIVED VERTICALLY TO GROUND. NO POWER ON IMPACT. LOW CLOUDS AND HAZE 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 ATL90FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA119), May 26, 1990: Cessna 177 (N2979X), Canton, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT.

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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