# Accident 19950122000719A: Cessna 177, Auburn, WA, January 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1995, 12:00 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3007° N, 122.3101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3007&lon=-122.3101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29598, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29598-1997-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950122000719A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN SOFT TERRAIN. LARGE PIECE NEOPRENE AIR INTAKE DUCTING JAMMED IN CARB VENTURI.

## 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 SEA95LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA041), Jan 22, 1995: Cessna 177 (N29598), Auburn, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: CARBURETOR OBSTRUCTION DUE TO INGESTION OF PART OF THE INDUCTION AIR DUCTING. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE 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.

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