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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Parkersburg, WV · August 25, 1979

Date
August 25, 1979 · 12:15 local
Place
Parkersburg, WV
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6975E
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FIJ13
Reported as
Cessna 175
Reported engine
Continental GO300C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
138 total138 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Had smoke and vibration from engine before engine stopped. Hit fence on landing. Found cracked cylinder barrel.

As the FAA filed it

HAD SMOKE AND VIBRATION FROM ENGINE BEFORE ENGINE STOPPED. HIT FENCE ON LANDING. FOUND CRACKED CYLINDER BARREL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.