# Accident 19860703032259A: Cessna 177A, Huntsville, AL, July 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1986, 10:30 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Moontown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5603° N, 86.5208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5603&lon=-86.5208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30365, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30365-1993-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,182 total, 520 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860703032259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE ENGINE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. WATER WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR.TANKS WERE NOT DRAINED AFTER TOPOFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL86LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA193), Jul 3, 1986: Cessna 177A (N30365), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30365 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19931004037549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931004037549A), Oct 4, 1993: Cessna 177A (N30365), La Sal, UT, Substantial damage. Tried depart short dirt strip. Lifted several times and settled. Hit fence off end runway. High density altitude.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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