# Accident 19911008052629A: Cessna 177A, Trout Lake, WA, October 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Trout Lake, WA
- Airport: Trout Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9691° N, 121.5307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9691&lon=-121.5307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30515 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 27 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911008052629A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF DOWNWIND FROM SHORT GRASS STRIP. UNABLE TO CLIMB. MUSHED INTO GROUND STRIKING 2 FENCES.NOT ENDORSED BY CFI

## 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 SEA92LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA015), Oct 8, 1991: Cessna 177A (N30515), Trout Lake, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND, AND PROPER CLIMB RATE NOT BEING MAINTAINED. FACTORS INCLUDE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, THE PILOT'S OVER-CONFIDENCE IN HIS OWN ABILITY AND THE ABILITY OF THE…

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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