# Accident 19920628023899A: Cessna 177, Erie, IL, June 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Erie, IL
- Airport: Earls Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6500° N, 90.0809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6500&lon=-90.0809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3195T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3195T-1995-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,390 total, 640 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920628023899A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK 30 FOOT HIGH UNMARKED POWERLINE ON SHORT FINAL. CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RUNWAY OF POWER POLE AND WIRES A FACTOR.

## 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 CHI92LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA192), Jun 28, 1992: Cessna 177 (N3195T), Erie, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH.

## Other reports on N3195T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850329017489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850329017489I), Mar 29, 1985: Cessna 177 (N3195T), Tucumcari, NM. Pilot elected to land on dirt road after fuel exhaustion . No injuries or damage.

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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