# Accident 19900829037139A: Cessna 177A, Gainesville, FL, August 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1990, 12:40 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6698° N, 82.3302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6698&lon=-82.3302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30306, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30306-1992-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,069 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900829037139A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA90FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA177), Aug 29, 1990: Cessna 177-A (N30306), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

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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