# Accident 19900303003079A: Cessna 177A, Canon, GA, March 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Canon, GA
- Airport: Franklin County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3395° N, 83.1098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3395&lon=-83.1098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30367, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30367-1991-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 71 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900303003079A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED WITHOUT USING CARB HEAT,ENGINE FAILED ON ADDING POWER TO MAKE RUNWAY. FLARED HIGH,IMPACTED IN SOFT FIELD.

## 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 ATL90LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA068), Mar 3, 1990: Cessna 177A (N30367), Canon, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN CARBURETOR ICE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND SOFT TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N30367 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880820056769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880820056769I), Aug 20, 1988: Cessna 177A (N30367), Knoxville, TN. Lost with no electric. Found tys and landed on 05L as delta took off on 23R. Did not have working alternator.
- [Accident 19760524013129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760524013129A), May 24, 1976: Cessna 177A (N30367), Ogden, UT, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19730804025259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730804025259A), Aug 4, 1973: Cessna 177A (N30367), Ogden, UT, Substantial damage

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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