- Date
- June 11, 1989, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Minden, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N34211Cessna 177B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890611015239A
- Case key
- 41031
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The inadequate maintenance which caused a crack in the fuel pressure line leading into the carburetor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While taxiing for takeoff, the engine suddenly quit. The pilot attempted a restart then noted that smoke was coming from the engine compartment. Shortly thereafter, a fire started. The pilot and passenger exited the airplane as it was consumed by fire. Post crash investigation revealed that the nipple installed on the pressure side of the fuel pump, leading to the intake line of the carburetor, was bent. A crack was noted within the threaded portion of the nipple. The airplane had been inspected 14 hours prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34211
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17701708
- Airframe hours
- 1,598
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1F6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lamoureux, Gerard
- Registered owner
- Lamoureux, Gerard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 29, 1988 · 14 hours before
- Destination
- 043 · Yerington, NV
- Airport
- MEV · Douglas Co., runway 34, 7,395 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 180 total · 90 in this make and model · 140 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.