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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Morganton, NC · April 7, 1980

Date
April 7, 1980 · 12:55 local
Place
Morganton, NC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7077M
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80DKM15
Reported as
Cessna 175
Reported engine
Continental GO300*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total1,600 in this make and model60 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.

Engine lost power. Made emergency landing in plowed field. Nosed over. Found piston pin failure.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD. NOSED OVER. FOUND PISTON PIN FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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