| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 13, 1989 |
| Time: | 2125 |
| Location: | Janice, Mississippi |
| Operator: | Private |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Hattiesburg, MS - Gulfport, MS |
| AC Type: | Cessna 177RG |
| Registration: | N1976Q |
| cn / ln: | 177RG-0376 |
| Aboard: | 2 (passengers:1 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:1 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft was flying from Hattiesburg to Gulfport. The non-instrument rated pilot lost control of the aircraft after encountering instrument meteorological conditions resulting in the airplane spiraling into the ground in a wooded area. U.S. Representative from Mississippi, Larkin Smith, 45, was killed. |
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