# Accident 20010905027109A: Cessna 172RG, Carbonado, WA, September 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2001, 15:30 local time
- Place: Carbonado, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0508° N, 121.9106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0508&lon=-121.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44EF-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010905027109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. HAUG WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N44EF WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PART 91 FIRE PATROL FLIGHT. DURING THIS FLIGHT, MR. FORCE, A PASSENGER WHO HAD NEVER BEFORE FLOWN IN A SMALL AIRCRAFT BEFORE THIS DATE, WAS MANIPULATING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. AS MR. FORCE MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD RISING TERRAIN, AND INTO A BOX-CANYON, MR. HAUG STATED THAT HE NOTED THE AIRCRAFT'S PERFORMANCE BEGIN TO DETERIORATE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY HEARD THE ENGINE BEGIN "COUGHING". THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED TREES, AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. MR. HAUG HAS STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THAT CARBURETOR ICE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. SHERRIF'S DEPUTIES ON SCENE, AS WELL AS SALVAGE PERSONNEL RECOVERING THE AIRCRAFT HAVE STATED THAT THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE CURLED. MR. HAUG HAS STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING AT LEAST SOME POWER WHEN THE TREES WERE IMPACTED.

## 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 SEA01LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA168), Sep 5, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N44EF), Carbonado, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to utilize carburetor heat resulting in a loss of power and consequent descent into trees and terrain. Contributing factors were carburetor icing conditions and…

## Other reports on N44EF (1)

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

- [Incident 19990610024519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990610024519I), Jun 10, 1999: Cessna 172RG (N44EF), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Aircraft departed pae on an instructional flt. Enroute to bfi, pilot reported that NLG would not extend. Various attempts were made to extend gear. Aircraft…

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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