# Accident 19891117045759A: Cessna 177RG, Van Nuys, CA, November 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1908° N, 118.4898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1908&lon=-118.4898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2069Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2069Q-2007-09-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 435 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891117045759A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX90LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA035), Nov 17, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N2069Q), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE ENGINE COWL AND BAFFLE SEALS DURING THE INSTALLATION OF THE ENGINE FOLLOWING AN OVERHAUL.

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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