# Accident 19900311003729A: Cessna 177A, Leesville, LA, March 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1990, 01:25 local time
- Place: Leesville, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1292° N, 93.2692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1292&lon=-93.2692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30327, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30327-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (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 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 140 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900311003729A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER DESCENT APPROACHING DESTINATION. CRASH LANDED IN TREES. CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS EXISTED.

## 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 FTW90LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA082), Mar 11, 1990: Cessna 177A (N30327), Leesville, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ROUGH TREE COVERED TERRAIN IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED AND THE BRIGHT NIGHT CONDITIONS.

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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