# NTSB IAD73AI002: Cessna 177RG, N1881Q, Woodstock, GA, March 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1973
- Place: Woodstock, GA · WOODSTOCK, GA
- Location: 34.1031° N, 84.5130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodstock, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1031&lon=-84.5130&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73AI002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0446  73/3/15    WOODSTOCK,GA        CESSNA 177RG        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 185
        TIME - 1750                    N1881Q              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DAYTON,OHIO                 MIAMI,FLA                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT DIVING OUT OF LARGE DARK CLOUD. L OUTBD WG PANEL SEPARATED BFOR IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1881Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1881Q-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N 177-RG-0281, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730315007879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730315007879A), Mar 15, 1973: Cessna 177, Woodstock, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. OBS saw acft diving out of large dark cloud. L outbd wg panel separated bfor impact.

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

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