# Accident 19890902033559A: Cessna 175, Spruce Pine, NC, September 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Spruce Pine, NC
- Airport: Avery Morrison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9107° N, 82.0602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9107&lon=-82.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7174M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7174M-2018-01-23) (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 GO300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 175 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902033559A

## Narrative

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

STICKING VALVE CAUSED PARTIAL POWER LOSS NEAR AIRPORT. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL89LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA208), Sep 2, 1989: Cessna 175 (N7174M), Spruce Pine, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE POWER LOSS MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO A STICKING VALVE(S).

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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