# Accident 19950819025519A: Cessna 177B, Yamhill, OR, August 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Yamhill, OR
- Airport: Flying M Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3606° N, 123.2403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3606&lon=-123.2403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11834, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11834-1999-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950819025519A

## Narrative

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

BLINDED BY SMOKY WINDSHIELD AND LOW SUN. STRUCK A FENCE POST SHORT OF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA95LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA187), Aug 19, 1995: Cessna 177B (N11834), Yamhill, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SUNGLARE.

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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