# NTSB MIA73AM045: Cessna 177, N30245, Natchez, MS, September 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1972
- Place: Natchez, MS · NATCHEZ, MS
- Location: 31.5424° N, 91.3856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Natchez, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5424&lon=-91.3856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3596  72/9/20    NATCHEZ,MISS        CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 163
        TIME - 0310                    N30245              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 139 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARDY-ANDERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKSDALE,MISS             NATCHEZ,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 3/8/73.PLT BELIEVED ON CIRCLING APCH TO ARPT.WEA OBS MADE ABOUT 50 MIN AFTER ACCDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30245](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30245-1974-06-04), registration cancelled 1974-06-04, S/N 177-01145 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hardy-Anders

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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