# NTSB MIA78FA013: Cessna 441, N9971G, Greensboro, AL, November 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1977
- Place: Greensboro, AL · GREENSBORO, AL
- Location: 32.7010° N, 87.5937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7010&lon=-87.5937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4003  77/11/15 NR.GREENSBORO,AL      CESSNA 441          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1967
        TIME - 1811                    N9971G              PX-  6  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRMINGHAM,AL               MOBILE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COMPLETE IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9971G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9971G-1978-03-02), registration cancelled 1978-03-02, S/N 4410006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Registry model: [Cessna 441](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (registry code 2076020) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- 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 19771115041919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771115041919A), Nov 15, 1977: Cessna 441, Greensboro, AL, Destroyed, 6 fatal. Complete in-flight breakup.

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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