# Incident 19871027071319I: Cessna 175, Green Bay, WI, October 27, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1987, 19:45 local time
- Place: Green Bay, WI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5192° N, 88.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green Bay, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5192&lon=-88.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6661E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871027071319I

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND LOST ALL POWER AT CRUISE. LANDED ON A HIGHWAY. CAMSHAFT DRIVE GEAR HAD FAILED.

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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