# Accident 19940514010919A: Cessna 175, Plainfield, IL, May 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1994, 06:15 local time
- Place: Plainfield, IL
- Airport: Clow Internation Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6102° N, 88.1990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6102&lon=-88.1990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7678M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7678M-2009-09-08) (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 GO300C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 87 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940514010919A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT TOUCH AND GO. NOSED OVER LANDING. WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 CHI94LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA160), May 14, 1994: Cessna 175 (N7678M), Plainfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel contamination (water), and inadequate aircraft preflight inspection.

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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