# Accident 19971005030039A: Cessna 175A, Bentonville, AR, October 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1997, 10:25 local time
- Place: Bentonville, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3729° N, 94.2088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bentonville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3729&lon=-94.2088&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7091E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7091E-1999-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971005030039A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STALLED ON TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR STRUCK A FENCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND. CRASHED AND BURNED. (-23) ON OCTOBER 5, 1997, AT 1025 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 175A, N7091E, OWNED AND OPERATED BY JOHN MANNING BRISSELL, OF BELLA VISTA, AR., OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR 91, WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR BENTONVILLE, AR. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAND WAS NOT FILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTING BENTONVILLE AT 1020. THE PILOT REPORTED PERFORMING THE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE, TAXIING TO RUNWAY 17, AND COMPLETING THE BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECKLIST PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE. THE AIRPLANE WAS XLIMBING AT 350 FPM TO THE SOUTHWEST WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND THERE WAS A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND EXECUTED A LANDING TO A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN 21 FEET SHORT OF A FENCE EXTENDING ACROSS A FIELD; HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE METAL FENCE POSTS, COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR, AND SKIDDED ABOUT 90 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. AFTER THE PILOT AND PASSENGE                                                 RS EXITED THE AIRPLANE, THE PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING. THE AIRPLANE WAS CONSUMED BY THE POST IMPACT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED EXCEPT FOR A PORTION OF THE LEFT WING, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND A PORTION OF THE ENGINE. THE INTEGRITY OF THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS COMPROMISED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK.

## 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 FTW98LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA005), Oct 5, 1997: Cessna 175A (N7091E), Bentonville, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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