# NTSB Accident MIA89FA219
> **CESSNA 177RG** · 1989-08-14 · JANICE, MS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA89FA219
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29176
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-14
- **Location:** JANICE, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.199352, -89.020904
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 177RG
- **Registration:** N1976Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE NON INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT AFTER ENCOUNTERING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE SPIRALING INTO A WOODED AREA.

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