# Accident 19950315005569A: Cessna 177B, Collegedale, TN, March 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1995, 15:45 local time
- Place: Collegedale, TN
- Airport: Collegedale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0502° N, 85.0492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0502&lon=-85.0492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35138, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35138-1995-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,811 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950315005569A

## Narrative

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

NEWLY OVERHAULED. ON TEST FOR OIL LEAKS. LOST POWER.CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. OIL LINE BURST.NEW LINES NOT INSTALLED

## 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 ATL95LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA061), Mar 15, 1995: Cessna 177B (N35138), Collegedale, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE MECHANIC'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW APPROVED ENGINE OVERHAUL PROCEDURES WHICH RESULTED IN THE SEPARATION OF THE OIL RETURN LINE, AND THE COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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