# Accident 19950820025459A: Cessna 177RG, Thompson, UT, August 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1995, 08:40 local time
- Place: Thompson, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1797° N, 109.4897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1797&lon=-109.4897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1930Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1930Q-1996-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950820025459A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED LOW CLOUDS AND FOG IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. ON LEE SIDE CLOUD OBSCURED RIDGE. COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN.

## 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 SEA95LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA185), Aug 20, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N1930Q), Thompson, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain altitude and clearance from the mountainous terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the…

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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