# Accident 19910413010249A: Cessna 172N, Ellensburg, WA, April 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1991, 08:40 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9690° N, 120.4701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9690&lon=-120.4701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75646, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75646-1997-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 36 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910413010249A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE AND POWER. STRUCK DITCH ON FORCED LANDING. LOOSE OIL LINE FITTING CAUSED OIL LOSS. LOOSE IGNITERS

## 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 SEA91LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA084), Apr 13, 1991: Cessna C-172N (N75646), Ellensburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCCRAFT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A DITCH IN THE LADNING AREA.

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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