# Accident 19920405008809A: Cessna 177RG, Scappoose, OR, April 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1992, 14:45 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7996° N, 122.9692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7996&lon=-122.9692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52638, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52638-2003-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,142 total, 720 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920405008809A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE AND POWER LOSS IFR. BROKE OUT, LANDING ON A ROAD STRUCK TREES. ENGINE RAN NORMAL ON POST ACCIDENT TEST

## 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 SEA92LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA068), Apr 5, 1992: Cessna 177RG (N52638), Scappoose, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, CAUSE UNDETERMINED. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.