# NTSB MIA77FA048: Cessna 207, N91073, Atlanta, GA, March 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1977
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1250  77/3/30    ATLANTA,GA          CESSNA 207          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0139                    N91073              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 23, 2750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB PEACHTREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  AUGUSTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- 790LBS OVR MAX GWT,CG BEYOND AFT LIMIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91073](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91073-1977-08-30), registration cancelled 1977-08-30, S/N 20700057, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dekalb Peachtree

## 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 19770330016969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770330016969A), Mar 30, 1977: Cessna 207, Atlanta, GA, Destroyed. 790LBS ovr max gwt,CG beyond aft limit.

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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