# Accident 19880116000689A: Propjt 200D, Chico, CA, January 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1988, 19:00 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7397° N, 121.8302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7397&lon=-121.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2977T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2977T-1989-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 200D (registry code 0140312, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-200d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROPJT 200D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,630 total, 800 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880116000689A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE TURNING TO FINAL APPROACH AND CRASHED. BLAMED BRIGHT PANEL LIGHTS AND LOST REFERENCE

## 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 LAX88LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA090), Jan 17, 1988: Aero Commander 200D (N2977T), Chico, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2977T (1)

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

- [Incident 19791206045899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206045899I), Dec 6, 1979: Propjt 200A (N2977T), Yuba City, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear failed to extend for landing. Centering cable PN66RO566 broke, allowing gear to cock, lodge in wheel well

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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