# NTSB MIA77DKG10: Cessna 150F, N7804F, Elberton, GA, December 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1976
- Place: Elberton, GA · ELBERTON, GA
- Location: 34.1066° N, 82.8725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elberton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1066&lon=-82.8725&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DKG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3976  76/12/24 NR.ELBERTON,GA        CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 164
        TIME - 1700                    N7804F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GAINESVILLE,GA              RETURN                       TOCCOA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- DIDNT REFUEL ENROUTE,BECAME LOST. HIT HIWAY SIGN POST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7804F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7804F-2015-03-17), registration cancelled 2015-03-17, S/N 15063904, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (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 19761224040769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761224040769A), Dec 24, 1976: Cessna 150F, Elberton, GA, Substantial damage. Didnt refuel enroute,became lost. Hit hiway sign post

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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