Cessna 177 accident near Greenville, Mississippi, August 11, 1990
On August 11, 1990 at about 4:01 pm local time, a Cessna 177, registered N29471, was substantially damaged in an accident near Greenville, Mississippi (Greenville Muni airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 4 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 11, 1990 · about 4:01 pm local time
- Place
- Greenville, Mississippi · Greenville Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 4 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177 · all 177s on the register
- Registration
- N29471 · no longer on the register · serial 17700911
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE FUEL TANKS WERE FULLY SVCD SVRD DAYS BEFORE THE FLT. DRG A PREFLT INSPN, THE FUEL TANKS & GASCOLATOR WERE CHECKED & NO WATER OR CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND. THE PLT RPRTD THAT DURING TAKOEFF, THE ENG POWER DROPPED FROM 2600 TO 2100 RPM AFTER THE ACFT HAD CLIMBED ABOUT 500 FT. THE ACFT BEGAN DSCNDG, THEN COLLIDED WITH TREES & CRASHED ABT 3/4 MI FROM THE DEP END OF THE RWY. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT OR ENG WAS FOUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,600 hours in all; 125 in this make and model; 110 in the last 90 days; 37 in the last 30 days; 2,266 as pilot in command; 1,931 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,532 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 7, 1990; 14 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,350 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: F43 El Dorado AR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18R, 7,019 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:01 pm from GLH
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
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