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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Lake Havasu, AZ · July 1, 1990

Date
July 1, 1990 · 18:20 local
Place
Lake Havasu, AZ
Airport
Lake Havasu City New Airport
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2307Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90FA235
Reported as
Cessna 177
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
129 total33 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Slow and nose high over lake. Made steep turn. Stalled spun into lake. Pilot and passengers positive for alcohol.

As the FAA filed it

SLOW AND NOSE HIGH OVER LAKE. MADE STEEP TURN. STALLED SPUN INTO LAKE. PILOT AND PASSENGERS POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.