Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Stuart, FL
27.197548°N, 80.252826°W |
Tail number | N2923X |
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Accident date | 04 Jul 1989 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 177 |
Additional details: | None |
INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE/SERVICING OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN WATER AND RUST CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL AND A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.