# Accident 19900715026309A: Cessna 177, Newton, KS, July 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: Newton, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0402° N, 97.3405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0402&lon=-97.3405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30032, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30032-1993-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,472 total, 64 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715026309A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL THREE MILES FROM DESTINATION. LANDING IN WHEAT FIELD STRUCK DITCH.

## 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 MKC90LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA149), Jul 16, 1990: Cessna 177 (N30032), Newton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION AND REFUELING NOT PERFORMED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## Other reports on N30032 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730902029379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902029379A), Sep 2, 1973: Cessna 177 (N30032), Port Huron, MI, Substantial damage. Ownr man-max perf clb speed 67MPH.plt obsvd 57MPH IAS at time he was un ctl acft. Short fld tkof.

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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