# Accident 19880907038399A: Cessna 177RG, San Luis Obispo, CA, September 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1988, 20:39 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2494° N, 120.6191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2494&lon=-120.6191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33283, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33283-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 551 total, 5 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880907038399A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TOP OF A HILL ON A MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE. PILOT DESCENDED BELOW MDA IN DARK NIGHT WITH NO GROUND LIGHTS.

## 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 LAX88FA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA314), Sep 8, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N33283), San Luis Obispo, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOTS ERRONEOUS INTERPRETATION OF HIS MISSED APPROACH CLEARANCE, AND, HIS PERFORMANCE OF THE PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE FOR THE SANTA MARIA ILS INSTEAD OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO LOCALIZER.

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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