# Accident 19890530013471A: Cessna 177RG, Sacramento, CA, May 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1989, 06:35 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5108° N, 121.4890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5108&lon=-121.4890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1844Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1844Q) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530013471A

## Narrative

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

WHILE WAITING ON RUNUP PAD,WAS STRUCK BY N737WR THAT WAS TAXIING ONTO RUNUP PAD. PILOT OF N737WR WAS BLINDED BY SUN

## Other aircraft in the event

- N737WR, Cessna 172N: [Accident 19890530013472A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530013472A)

## 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 LAX89LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA208), May 30, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N1844Q), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT DISPLAYED POOR JUDGEMENT WHEN HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE TAXIING IN THE RUNUP AREA WHEN VISUAL LOOKOUT COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED.

## Other reports on N1844Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20070916020919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070916020919A), Sep 16, 2007: Cessna 177RG (N1844Q), Compton, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] stated that he was caught by an unexpected gust of wind from the south and he lost control during his efforts to…
- [Incident 19920429019009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920429019009I), Apr 29, 1992: Cessna 177RG (N1844Q), Chico, CA. Pilot dragged wing tip on a crosswind landing.

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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