# Accident 19880816038619A: Cessna 177, Jackson, CA, August 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Jackson, CA
- Airport: Westover Field Amador County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3496° N, 120.7708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3496&lon=-120.7708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3270T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3270T-2005-02-25) (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: 400 total, 35 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880816038619A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMB. LANDED ON AIRPORT BUT STRUCK A FENCE. ENGINE CHECKED NORMAL AFTER ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX88LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA289), Aug 16, 1988: Cessna 177 (N3270T), Jackson, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3270T (2)

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

- [Accident 19990424022029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990424022029A), Apr 24, 1999: Cessna 177 (N3270T), Greencastle, IN, Substantial damage. On April 24, 1999, at 1138 central daylight time, a Cessna 177, N3270T, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing near…
- [Incident 19861101070279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861101070279I), Nov 1, 1986: Cessna 177 (N3270T), Auburn, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft rolled forward after being hand propped and struck parked aircraft.

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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