# NTSB IAD77FA021: Cessna 182, N9961T, Lively, VA, February 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1977
- Place: Lively, VA · LIVELY, VA
- Location: 37.7776° N, 76.5136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lively, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7776&lon=-76.5136&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FA021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0281  77/2/12    LIVELY,VA           CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 2996
        TIME - 1412                    N9961T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTMAN AIRFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVELY,VA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9961T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9961T-1977-04-29), registration cancelled 1977-04-29, S/N 18253061 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pittman Airfield

## 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 19770212004059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770212004059A), Feb 12, 1977: Cessna 182D, Lively, VA, Destroyed

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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