19900829037139A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177A · Gainesville, FL · August 29, 1990

Date
August 29, 1990 · 12:40 local
Place
Gainesville, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N30306
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA90FA177
Reported as
Cessna 177A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,069 total25 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel en route. Crash landed in trees. Aware of low fuel had diverted course to nearest airport.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED IN TREES. AWARE OF LOW FUEL HAD DIVERTED COURSE TO NEAREST AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.