# Accident 19981107031859A: Cessna 152, Auburn, WA, November 7, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1998, 15:45 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3098° N, 122.2206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3098&lon=-122.2206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6312P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6312P-2014-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981107031859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT 300' ON TAKEOFF. PILOT MADE 180 DEGREE TURN AND LANDED MIDFIELD, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET STOPPED PRIOR TO HITTING FENCE AND FLIPPING OVER. INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT TREATED & RELEASED AT HOSPITAL. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO TAIL AND NOSE. ABOUT 1/3 TANK OF FUEL IN EACH TANK REMAINING. OIL DISCOVERED ON ONE SPARK PLUG.

## 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 SEA99LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA011), Nov 7, 1998: Cessna 152 (N6312P), Auburn, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice formation. Factors included insufficient altitude/time available for remedial action, a tail wind during the forced landing attempt, and a fence…

## Other reports on N6312P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870427075739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870427075739A), Apr 27, 1987: Cessna 152 (N6312P), Renton, WA, Substantial damage. Making touch and go landings. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Made a hard 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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