# NTSB MIA76AM010: Cessna 320B, N9854L, Darien, GA, July 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1975
- Place: Darien, GA · DARIEN, GA
- Location: 31.3435° N, 81.4241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Darien, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3435&lon=-81.4241&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3578  75/7/25  NR.DARIEN,GA          CESSNA 320B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 169
        TIME - 1700                    N9854L              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAEFORD,NC                  DAYTONA BEACH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        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 - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      90
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          150                                                       13
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PARTIAL RECOVERY OF WRECKAGE 7-28-75.ONE BODY RECOVERED NOT IDENTIFIED ALL OTHER BODIES MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9854L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9854L-1975-10-07), registration cancelled 1975-10-07, S/N 320B0054 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320B
- Registry model: [Cessna 320B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320b) (registry code 2074508) (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 19750725032549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750725032549A), Jul 25, 1975: Cessna 320B, Darien, GA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Partial recovery of wreckage 7-28-75.one body recovered not identified all other bodies missing.

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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