19891117045759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Van Nuys, CA · November 17, 1989

Date
November 17, 1989 · 15:00 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2069Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA035
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
435 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine seized on flight after overhaul,lost oil. Baffle seals put in backwards. Two cylinders out of round.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SEIZED ON FLIGHT AFTER OVERHAUL,LOST OIL. BAFFLE SEALS PUT IN BACKWARDS. TWO CYLINDERS OUT OF ROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.