# NTSB MIA77DKG16: Cessna 120, N76278, Dawsonville, GA, January 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1977
- Place: Dawsonville, GA · DAWSONVILLE, GA
- Location: 34.4337° N, 84.1244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dawsonville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4337&lon=-84.1244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DKG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0741  77/1/27  NR.DAWSONVILLE,GA     CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 170
        TIME - 1420                    N76278              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDERSON,SC                 CHATTAHOOGA,TN
        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 - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK ROAD SIGN WHEN PLT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LNDG TO DETERMINE HIS LOCATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76278](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76278), registered now, S/N 10686 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, 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 19770127001389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770127001389A), Jan 27, 1977: Cessna 120, Dawsonville, GA, Substantial damage. Acft struck road sign when plt made precautionary lndg to determine his location

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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