# Accident 19910806032059A: Cessna 177, Hygiene, CO, August 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1991, 07:22 local time
- Place: Hygiene, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1886° N, 105.1808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hygiene, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1886&lon=-105.1808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3185T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3185T-1992-09-16) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,683 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910806032059A

## Narrative

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

CALLED MAYDAY DEN AFSS,CRASHED INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN NO APPARENT MECHANICAL PROBLEM.

## 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 DEN91FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA110), Aug 6, 1991: Cessna 177 (N3185T), Hygiene, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: SUICIDE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION.

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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