# NTSB IAD78FLJ02: Cessna 175, N9327B, Tabor City, NC, November 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1977
- Place: Tabor City, NC · TABOR CITY, NC
- Location: 34.1545° N, 78.8732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tabor City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1545&lon=-78.8732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FLJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3548  77/11/27 NR.TABOR CITY,NC      CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 314
        TIME - 1359                    N9327B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 233 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANNAPOLIS,MD                MYRTLE BEACH,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- LANDED IN SOYBEAN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9327B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9327B-1981-10-14), registration cancelled 1981-10-14, S/N 55127 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19771127037209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771127037209A), Nov 27, 1977: Cessna 175, Tabor City, NC, Substantial damage. Landed in soybean field.

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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