# Accident 19900706024379A: Cessna 177B, Iola, WI, July 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1990, 16:53 local time
- Place: Iola, WI
- Airport: Central County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5009° N, 89.1206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5009&lon=-89.1206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30666, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30666-1991-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEP06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900706024379A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH ON DOWNWIND FOR LANDING. STALLED AND SPUN INTO A MARSH WHILE ATTEMPTING A 360 TO LOSE ALTITUDE.

## 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 CHI90DEP06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP06), Jul 6, 1990: Cessna 177B (N30666), Iola, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH, AND HIS FAILURE TO GO AROUND.

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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