# Accident 19891029043399A: Cessna 177, Oakland, MD, October 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1989, 11:19 local time
- Place: Oakland, MD
- Airport: Garrett County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5506° N, 79.3500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5506&lon=-79.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30036, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30036-2013-09-19) (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 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,942 total, 89 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891029043399A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH FULL FLAPS, WALLOWED AND CLIMBED NOSE HIGH AT SLOW SPEED UNTIL A STALL AND CRASH.

## 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 BFO90FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA003), Oct 29, 1989: Cessna 177 (N30036), Mchenry, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE TAKEOFF AIRSPEED AS A RESULT OF AN IMPROPER FLAP SETTING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE A TAKEOFF WITH A TAILWIND, AN UPSLOPING RUNWAY, AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

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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