# Accident 19880703024989A: Cessna 177, Lowell, IN, July 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1988, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lowell, IN
- Airport: Lowell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2904° N, 87.4094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2904&lon=-87.4094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30238, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30238) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 68 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880703024989A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CONTROL DRIFT ON LANDING.TRIED A BELATED GO AROUND,UNABLE DUE TO TREES.NOSED OVER ON SECOND TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 CHI88LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA151), Jul 3, 1988: Cessna 177 (N30238), Lowell, IN, substantial damage

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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