# Accident 19890714022349A: Cessna 177, Romeoville, IL, July 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1989, 12:15 local time
- Place: Romeoville, IL
- Airport: Lewis University Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5794° N, 88.0400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5794&lon=-88.0400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3146T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3146T-1990-06-18) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,255 total, 800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890714022349A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS NOSE HIGH ON LIFTOFF. STALLED DURING TURN NEAR TREES. HIT BUILDING AND BURNED.

## 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 CHI89FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA135), Jul 14, 1989: Cessna 177 (N3146T), Lockport, IL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL OR MUSH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE AIRCRAFT'S EXCESSIVE…

## Other reports on N3146T (1)

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

- [Accident 19730520012109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730520012109A), May 20, 1973: Cessna 177 (N3146T), New Orleans, LA, Substantial damage. Bounced ldg,over controlled drg rcvry.

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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