# Accident 19900303003089A: Cessna 177B, Oxford, MA, March 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1990, 10:46 local time
- Place: Oxford, MA
- Airport: Oxford Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1159° N, 71.8701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1159&lon=-71.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34873, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34873) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 39 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900303003089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN TREES. ENGINE AIR INTAKE BOOT DELAMINATED, BLOCKED CARBURETOR AIR BOX.

## 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 NYC90LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA074), Mar 3, 1990: Cessna 177B (N34873), Oxford, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS DUE TO A DELAMINATED CEET DUCT BETWEEN THE AIR INTAKE SCREEN AND CARBURETOR AIR BOX.

## Other reports on N34873 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780604016789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604016789A), Jun 4, 1978: Cessna 177B (N34873), Richmond Hghts, OH, 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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