# Accident 19900729028969A: Cessna 177, Windsor, NC, July 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Windsor, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0005° N, 76.9397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0005&lon=-76.9397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3184T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3184T-1992-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 82 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900729028969A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTORM. DRIFTED SIDEWAYS,TRIED TO GO AROUND,CAUGHT WING IN TOBACCO. CRASHED

## 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 ATL90LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA152), Jul 29, 1990: Cessna 177 (N3184T), Windsor, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE FLARE PHASE OF THE APPROACH. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION ON FINAL CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN…

## Other reports on N3184T (1)

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

- [Incident 19850719044029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850719044029I), Jul 19, 1985: Cessna 177 (N3184T), Evansville, IN, Minor damage. Loud bang followed by engine vibration in flight. Safe landing. Propeller blade tip broke off.

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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