# Accident 19900701023209A: Cessna 177, Lake Havasu, AZ, July 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1990, 18:20 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City New Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4792° N, 114.3203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4792&lon=-114.3203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2307Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2307Y-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 33 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900701023209A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX90FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA235), Jul 2, 1990: Cessna 177 (N2307Y), Lake Havasu, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, OVERWEIGHT AIRPLANE, AND THE PILOT'S ALCOHOL LEVEL.

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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