# Accident 19990910046559A: Cessna 170B, Auburn, WA, September 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1999, 13:45 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2999° N, 122.3707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2999&lon=-122.3707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3476D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3476D-2012-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990910046559A

## Narrative

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

(-23)UPON LANDING TO THE NORTH AT AUBURN FIELD, THE PILOT FELT AND HEARD A VIBRATION, THE AIRPLANE WAS HEADING ABOUT 20 TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL.  THE  C-170 WNET OFF THE R/W AND HIT A VASI.  DAMAGE TO THE PROP, AFT RIGHT FUSELAGE AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB AND ELEVATOR ACCURED.

## 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 SEA99LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA158), Sep 10, 1999: Cessna 170B (N3476D), Auburn, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of directional control due to deficient brakes and tailwheel. Factors include leaking brake cylinder, loose tailwheel casting, and obstructions (VASI lights) in the path of the airplane as it…

## Other reports on N3476D (1)

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

- [Accident 19750909030639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750909030639A), Sep 9, 1975: Cessna 170B (N3476D), Mccall, ID, Substantial damage. Left rwy on sloping shoulder. Hit sharp dirt incline. Rwy drainage. Culverts near taxiway

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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