# Accident 19790825022389A: Cessna 175, Parkersburg, WV, August 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1979, 12:15 local time
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2613° N, 81.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2613&lon=-81.5434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6975E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6975E-1982-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 138 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FIJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790825022389A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD79FIJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIJ13), Aug 25, 1979: Cessna 175 (N6975E), Parkersburg, WV, substantial damage

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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