# Accident 19900710024759A: Cessna 177B, Northport, MI, July 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: Northport, MI
- Airport: Woolsey Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1293° N, 85.6097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1293&lon=-85.6097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20126, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20126-1997-07-24) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 878 total, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900710024759A

## Narrative

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

TOO FAST AND LONG ON SHORT GRASS STRIP. ELECTED TO GO AROUND TOO LATE AND STRUCK TREES OFF DEPARTURE END.

## 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 CHI90LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA173), Jul 10, 1990: Cessna C177B (N20126), Northport, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT'S DELAYED DECISION TO ABORT THE LANDING, AND THE AIRCRAFT'S RESULTANT INADEQUATE CLEARANCE/ALTITUDE AND IMPACT WITH TREES.

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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