# Accident 19890929037189A: Cessna 177RG, Nyssa, OR, September 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1989, 01:18 local time
- Place: Nyssa, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7308° N, 117.1506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7308&lon=-117.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8055G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8055G-1989-09-29) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,513 total, 18 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890929037189A

## Narrative

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

FLEW UP A DRAW AFTER NIGHT TAKEOFF FROM REMOTE STRIP CRASHED ON UPSLOPE JUST BELOW CREST. PILOT MEDICATED HIGH DOSE

## 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 SEA89FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA180), Sep 29, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N8055G), Nyssa, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE BEFORE FLYING OVER MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT, RISING/MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND PROBABLE IMPAIRMENT…

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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