# Accident 19941209041269A: Cessna 175A, Greenwood, SC, December 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1994, 14:46 local time
- Place: Greenwood, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1954° N, 82.1537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwood, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1954&lon=-82.1537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6949E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6949E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: CONT GO300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,475 total, 23 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941209041269A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. NOSED OVER LANDING. BOTH MAG SHAFTS SHEARED. PRIOR BROKEN STARTER DRIVE. LEFT METAL IN REAR SECTION.

## 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 ATL95LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA025), Dec 9, 1994: Cessna 175A (N6949E), Greenwood, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNAPPROVED MAINTENANCE WORK DONE BY UNCERTIFICATED PERSONS WHICH RESULTED IN A BROKEN STARTER DRIVE WHICH WAS NOT PROPERLY REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE. THE PARTICLES SHEARED THE MAGNETO SHAFTS CAUSING…

## Other reports on N6949E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180723017629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180723017629I), Jul 23, 2018: Cessna 175A (N6949E), Madisionville, TN, Minor damage. The student pilot was interviewed via telephone. The student pilot is the owner of the aircraft involved. The student pilot and his instructor pilot were…

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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