# Accident 19930815029539A: Cessna 177A, Lawrence, MA, August 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1993, 14:28 local time
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Airport: Lawrence Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7170° N, 71.1235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAWRENCE MUNI (LWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7170&lon=-71.1235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30393, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30393) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (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 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 280 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930815029539A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. LOST ELEVATOR CONTROL. RETURNED. UNABLE TO FLARE. ELEVATOR CABLES BURNED THROUGH.BY LOOSE BATTERY

## 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 NYC93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA156), Aug 15, 1993: Cessna 177A (N30393), Lawrence, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE BATTERY BOX COVER BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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