# Accident 20200428004589A: Cessna 177, Acampo, CA, April 28, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2020, 17:52 local time
- Place: Acampo, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1961° N, 121.2489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1961&lon=-121.2489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3386T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3386T-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200428004589A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/28/2020 AT APPROX. 1752 PST N3386T LOST POWER AND CRASHED IN A FIELD IN ACAMPO CALFORNIA. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR20LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA133), Apr 29, 2020: Cessna 177 (N3386T), Lodi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the no. 4 cylinder connecting rod, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N3386T (1)

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

- [Accident 19851205067779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851205067779A), Dec 5, 1985: Cessna 177 (N3386T), Crookston, MN, Substantial damage. Misaligned with the runway after turning final. Made a circling turn at 200 AGL for alignment,but flew into ground.

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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