# Accident 19880708026119A: Cessna 175A, Bloomington, IN, July 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1988, 12:09 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Airport: Monroe County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1608° N, 86.5198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1608&lon=-86.5198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8059T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8059T-1991-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: CONT GO300B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 977 total, 967 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEX07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEX07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880708026119A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. CLIPPED A TREE AND IMPACTED WITH PARTIAL CONTROL. CYLINDER CRACKED AFTER SWALLOWING VALVE.

## 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 CHI88DEX07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEX07), Jul 8, 1988: Cessna 175A (N8059T), Bloomington, IN, 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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