SCAPPOOSE, OR, USA
N52638
CESSNA 177RG
THE PILOT WAS DESCENDING IN IMC ON AN IFR FLT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING AND THE ACFT IMPACTED OBSTACLES WHILE HE WAS ATTMEPTING TO LAND ON A ROAD. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, CAUSE UNDETERMINED. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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