# NTSB IAD77FA002: Cessna 177RG, N1865Q, Centerville, TN, October 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1976
- Place: Centerville, TN · CENTERVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.8262° N, 87.4383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centerville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8262&lon=-87.4383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3046   76/10/6   CENTERVILLE,TN      CESSNA 177RG        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 480
        TIME - 0800                    N1865Q              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 327 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOMERVILLE,TN               COLUMBIA,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT FLEW INTO FORECAST FRONTAL ACTIVITY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1865Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1865Q-1976-12-28), registration cancelled 1976-12-28, S/N 177 RG-0265, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (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 19761006033829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761006033829A), Oct 6, 1976: Cessna 177RG, Centerville, TN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Pilot flew into forecast frontal activity.

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.

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