# Accident 19900912052059A: Cessna 177B, Kokomo, IN, September 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: Kokomo, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5305° N, 86.1700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5305&lon=-86.1700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35014 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 8 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900912052059A

## Narrative

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

HAD SECOND VFR PILOT UNDER HOOD. LOST CONTROL IN TURBULENCE NEAR THUNDERSTORM. BENT WINGS ON HIGH SPEED PULLOUT.

## 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 CHI90LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA279), Sep 12, 1990: Cessna 177B (N35014), Kokomo, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE RECOVERING FROM A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION AND…

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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