# Accident 19951025034459A: Cessna 170B, Oconomowoc, WI, October 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1995, 09:00 local time
- Place: Oconomowoc, WI
- Airport: Oconomowoc Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1002° N, 88.4904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1002&lon=-88.4904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4555C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4555C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951025034459A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMB FROM TOUCH AND GO. LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO CORN AND NOSED OVER. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNKNOWN. (-23) WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED THROTTLE AND BECAME AIRBORNE. HE STATED THE ENGINE ONLY DEVELOPED 1000 RPM. THE AIRCRAFT LOSS ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED, LANDED IN A CORN FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK, 1/4 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES WITH THE ENGINE OR ITS RELATED SYSTEMS. ENGINE WAS RUN ON THE AIRCRAFT AND DEVELOPED 1950-2000 RPM AT FULL THROTTLE EVEN THOUGH ACCIDENT DAMAGE IGNITION LEADS WERE INTERMITTENTLY SHORTING OUT.

## 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 CHI96LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA016), Oct 25, 1995: Cessna 170B (N4555C), Oconomowoc, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor associated with the accident was the unsuitable terrain on which to make 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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