# Accident 19921114046549A: Cessna 177B, War, WV, November 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1992, 19:15 local time
- Place: War, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2998° N, 81.6794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2998&lon=-81.6794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34664, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34664-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921114046549A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN NEWLY PURCHASED 177 IN HEAVY SNOW AT NIGHT. NOT COMPETENT IN TYPE OF IFR. NO PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 BFO93FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA005), Nov 15, 1992: Cessna 177B (N34664), War, WV, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND THE PILOT ALLOWING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF…

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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