# Accident 19800407007719A: Cessna 175, Morganton, NC, April 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1980, 12:55 local time
- Place: Morganton, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7408° N, 81.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morganton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7408&lon=-81.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7077M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7077M-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80DKM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DKM15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800407007719A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD80DKM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DKM15), Apr 7, 1980: Cessna 175 (N7077M), Morgantown, NC, 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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