# Incident 19940618022239I: Cessna 177, Fresno, CA, June 18, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1994, 12:15 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno-Chandler Downtown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3144T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3144T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940618022239I

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED PORPOISED ON LANDING. PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK TAXIING. STRUCK FUEL TRUCK. PILOT DIED EN ROUTE HOSPITAL.

## Other reports on N3144T (1)

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

- [Accident 19920607019109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920607019109A), Jun 7, 1992: Cessna 177A (N3144T), Mariposa, CA, Substantial damage. Landed fast bounced and porpoised on landing. Impacts bent nose gear and fire wall.

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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