Accident: Cessna 177B
Apr 26, 2023 · Watkinsville, GA
NTSB numberERA23FA209Event id20230426107153
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control, which resulted in an in-flight overload separation of the right wing during the uncontrolled descent.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B
- Registration
- N123DS
- Year built
- 1975
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-IFR initial approach Loss of control in flight
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN)6 nm (12 km) north-east
- Barrow County Airport (WDR)14 nm (25 km) north-west
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