# Accident 19921207049229A: Cessna 177B, Kansas City, MO, December 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1992, 06:12 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2709° N, 94.7294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2709&lon=-94.7294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11889, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11889-2011-03-24) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921207049229A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON NO GYRO MISSED APPROACH PRIOR APPROACH LOST GYROS. VACUUM PUMP SHAFT SHEARED. SLEEP DRUGS IN AUTOPSY.

## 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 CHI93FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA050), Dec 7, 1992: Cessna 177B (N11889), Kansas City, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB DURING A MISSED APPROACH. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INOPERATIVE GYRO INSTRUMENTS DUE TO A BROKEN VACUUM PUMP,…

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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