# Accident 19900919041209A: Cessna 177, Christmas Valle, OR, September 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1990, 09:00 local time
- Place: Christmas Valle, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2390° N, 120.5894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2390&lon=-120.5894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29614, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29614-1993-06-17) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 62 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900919041209A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE . ELECTED TO LAND ON A GRAVEL ROAD TO CHECK IT OUT. SKIDDED OFF ROAD INTO A DITCH. WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 SEA90LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA190), Sep 19, 1990: Cessna 177 (N29614), Christmas Valle, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT DURING LANDING GROUND ROLL. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CONTAMINATED FUEL AND THE SOFT TERRAIN ON THE LANDING SURFACE.

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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