- Date
- September 24, 1977
- Place
- Auburn, WA · AUBURN, WA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4581BCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770924034249A
- Case key
- 145679
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3596 77/9/24 AUBURN,WA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0600 N4581B PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 51, 12000 TOTAL HOURS, 20 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EVERGREEN SKY RCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUBURN,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PARTIAL PWR LOSS.PLT RETURNED TO ARPT.ENG QUIT ON SHORT BASE.HIT TREES 200FT SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4581B
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Evergreen Sky Rch
N4581BRegistration cancelled Jul 24, 2012 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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