# NTSB MIA77FA012: Cessna 182P, N21311, Savannah, GA, November 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1976
- Place: Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FA012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3733  76/11/26   SAVANNAH,GA         CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 793
        TIME - 1803                    N21311              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNAH MUNICPL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,VA.                 SAVANNAH,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       57
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE VARIABLE TO 6000 FEET
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21311](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21311-1977-03-07), registration cancelled 1977-03-07, S/N 18261553 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Savannah Municpl

## 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 19761126041379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761126041379A), Nov 26, 1976: Cessna 182P, Savannah, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Runway visual range variable to 6000 feet

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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