# NTSB NYC78FA007: Cessna 180, N9298C, Jay, VT, November 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1977
- Place: Jay, VT · JAY, VT
- Location: 44.9475° N, 72.4371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jay, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9475&lon=-72.4371&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3841   77/11/6   JAY,VT              CESSNA 180          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N9298C              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 34, 2800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULTON,NY                   WILLIMANTIC,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       47
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WITNESSES IN AREA REPORTED COULD HEAR ACFT BUT COULD NOT SEE IT. WX RPTNG STATION 14 NM AWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9298C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9298C-2009-09-15), registration cancelled 2009-09-15, S/N 31397, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (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 19771106039609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771106039609A), Nov 6, 1977: Cessna 180, Jay, VT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Witnesses in area reported could hear acft but could not see it. Wx rptng station 14 NM away.

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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