# Accident 19890226054429A: Cessna 177, Yuba City, CA, February 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Yuba City, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0505° N, 121.6095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0505&lon=-121.6095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2377Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2377Y-1989-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 7 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890226054429A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED STUDENT TO GET INTO A SPIRAL DIVE WHILE TURNING FINAL FOR A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. FAILED TO RECOVER.

## 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 LAX89LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA116), Feb 26, 1989: Cessna 177 (N2377Y), Yuba City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WHICH RESULTED IN A DELAYED GO-AROUND, INADEQUATE AIRSPEED, AND A STALL/MUSH INTO THE GROUND. A POOR APPROACH BY THE STUDENT PILOT WAS A CONTRIBUTING…

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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