# Accident 19900218002759A: Cessna 177RG, Harford, PA, February 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1990, 17:15 local time
- Place: Harford, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7805° N, 75.6993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7805&lon=-75.6993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45371, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45371-1993-03-25) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 712 total, 662 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900218002759A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE. ELECTED TO LAND ON A LONG FROZEN LAKE. UNABLE TO STOP ON GLAZE ICE HIT SHORE.

## 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 NYC90LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA071), Feb 18, 1990: Cessna 177RG (N45371), Harford, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION WHICH ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO RUN INTO TREES AFTER THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE OF UNDETERMINED CAUSE.

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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