- Date
- August 3, 1977
- Place
- Cusseta, GA · CUSSETA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9127XCessna 182D
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770803032849A
- Case key
- 158679
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2715 77/8/3 NR.CUSSETA,GA CESSNA 182D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 652 TIME - 1530 N9127X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 623 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TAMPA,GA OSHKOSH,WI NASHVILLE,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- PILOT ON DUTY APPROX 14HRS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9127X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.