# NTSB MIA77FA074: Cessna 182D, N9127X, Cusseta, GA, August 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1977
- Place: Cusseta, GA · CUSSETA, GA
- Location: 32.3054° N, 84.7727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cusseta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3054&lon=-84.7727&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FA074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA074

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9127X-1977-12-01), registration cancelled 1977-12-01, S/N 18253527 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770803032849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770803032849A), Aug 3, 1977: Cessna 182D, Cusseta, GA, Destroyed. Pilot on duty approx 14HRS prior to accident.

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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