# Accident 19910922042109A: Cessna 177, Snohomish, WA, September 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1991, 19:15 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Airport: Harvey Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9401° N, 121.9998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9401&lon=-121.9998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3314T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3314T-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 756 total, 220 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910922042109A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN A DITCH ON LANDING. MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE CLAMP BROKE. SEPARATED CABLE.

## 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 SEA91LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA249), Sep 23, 1991: Cessna 177 (N3314T), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SEPARATION OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE (CORE) RESULTING FROM SEPARATION OF THE ADEL CLAMP ASSEMBLY AND IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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