# Accident 19950303049349A: Cessna 175, Indianhead, MD, March 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1995, 00:30 local time
- Place: Indianhead, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5209° N, 77.2902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5209&lon=-77.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7175M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7175M-2013-05-03) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950303049349A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HYDE FIELD (W32). PILOT REPORTED TO WASHINGTON RADIO, THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE PILOT TRIED TO MAKE QUANTICO AIR STATION, BUT DECIDED HE COULD NOT MAKE THE AIR STATION. HE PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN THE POTOMAC RIVER. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RIVER ON 03-10-95 THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED. A 3" HOLE WAS IN THE TOP OF THE CRANK CASE. PART OF THE #3 CONNECTING ROD WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE.

## 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 NYC95LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA066), Mar 3, 1995: Cessna 175 (N7175M), Quantico, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of a connecting rod, which resulted in the total loss of engine power. Subsequently, the airplane was ditched.

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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