# NTSB IAD78FA025: Cessna 206F, N8290Q, Sylva, NC, December 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1977
- Place: Sylva, NC · SYLVA, NC
- Location: 35.3758° N, 83.2186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylva, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3758&lon=-83.2186&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4033  77/12/24 NR.SYLVA,NC           CESSNA 206F         CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 69, 4099
        TIME - 1335                    N8290Q              PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 599 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                BRYSON CITY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  1100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- CANCELLED IFR.ADF TUNED TO RADIO STA WHICH HAD RCNTLY CONST A 2ND ANTENNA SITE.RIDGES OBSCURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8290Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8290Q-1978-03-10), registration cancelled 1978-03-10, S/N U20603151 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206F
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (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 19771224043109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771224043109A), Dec 24, 1977: Cessna U206F, Sylva, NC, Destroyed. Cancelled IFR.adf tuned to radio sta which had rcntly const a 2nd antenna site. Ridges obscured.

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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