# Accident 19890325004479A: Cessna 177RG, Albuquerque, NM, March 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Coronado Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1800° N, 106.5907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1800&lon=-106.5907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2972X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2972X-2017-07-03) (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 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890325004479A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON CLIMBOUT AND CRASHED. HAD HABIT OF BUMPING FLAPS DOWN TO FIRST NOTCH. THIS TIME TO FULL DOWN THEN DUMPED

## 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 DEN89FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA093), Mar 25, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N2972X), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF FLAPS DURING TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN INADEQUATE AIRSPEED, A STALL, AND LOSS OF CONTROL.

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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