# Accident 19890611015239A: Cessna 177B, Minden, NV, June 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0105° N, 119.7497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0105&lon=-119.7497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34211, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34211-1990-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 90 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611015239A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. TRIED RESTART SAW SMOKE AND FIRE IN ENGINE AIRCRAFT BURNED. FUEL LINE NIPPLE LEAK.

## 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 SEA89LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA109), Jun 11, 1989: Cessna 177B (N34211), Minden, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE WHICH CAUSED A CRACK IN THE FUEL PRESSURE LINE LEADING INTO THE CARBURETOR.

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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