# Accident 19900314007869A: Cessna STC177, Wilkes-Barre, PA, March 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1990, 15:05 local time
- Place: Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Airport: Wilkes Barre-Wyoming Valley Ar
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2600° N, 75.8793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2600&lon=-75.8793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29578, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29578-1990-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 555 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900314007869A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. BEGAN TURNBACK STALLED AND IMPACTED VERICALLY. HAD BAD MAGNETO. CARBURETOR ICING POSSIBLE.

## 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 NYC90FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA077), Mar 14, 1990: Cessna 177 (N29578), Forty Fort, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

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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