- Date
- September 3, 1976
- Place
- Dahonega, GA · DAHONEGA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2546VCessna 177RG
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760903028639A
- Case key
- 156131
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4009 76/9/3 DAHONEGA,GA CESSNA 177RG CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N2546V PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 19, 303 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEBRING,FL MACON,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) WEATHER - ADVERSE WINDS ALOFT WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- AIRCRAFT HIT ROAD SIGN.ENCTRD 30 TO 40 K HEADWIND.PLT RCVD FLT ASSIST,UN FIND ARPT, LNDD ON ROAD..
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2546V
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2546VRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2018 · Cessna 177RGAirframe modelCessna 177RGEngine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6D
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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