# Accident 19980515009769A: Cessna 175B, Farmingdale, NY, May 15, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1998, 12:58 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7296° N, 73.4400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7296&lon=-73.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7SB-1999-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175B (registry code 2072506, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- Reported engine: CONT GO300*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,641 total, 600 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980515009769A

## Narrative

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

ACFT TOOK OFF FROM FRG ARPT, LOST POWER AND ELECTED TO LAND ON ROOF TOP, LANDED NOSE FIRST IN A PILE OF DEBRIS, (-23) NO NARRATIVE.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL, FLAPS-UP TAKEOFF WITH FULL THROTTLE. THE POINT ON THE RUNWAY WHERE HE BECAME AIRBORNE WAS ABOUT 2,800 FEET FROM WHERE THE INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL BEGAN. THE PILOT STATED HE CLIMBED OUT AT 90 TO 100 MPH, AND 2,400 TO 2,500 RPM.  HE SAID THAT THE RPM DROPPED TO 2,100, AND THEN TO 1,900.  THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A BUILDING ROOF TOP.   ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THE CALCULATED TAKEOFF DISTANCE WAS LESS THAN 700 FEET. CERTIFICATION DATA REVEALED THAT AT 90 TO 100 MPH, THE GEARED ENGINE SHOULD HAVE PRODUCED ABOUT 2,900 TO 3,000 RPM.  A CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART SHOWED THAT FOR THE AMBIENT CONDITIONS, AND WITH LESS THAN FULL POWER, MODERATE ICING COULD RESULT.  A MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE INSTRUCTION STATED THAT 'THE POSSIBILITY OF THROTTLE ICING AT WIDE THROTTLE OPENINGS IS VERY REMOTE, SO REMOTE IN FACT, THAT IT CAN BE DISREGARDED.'

## 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 NYC98LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA108), May 15, 1998: Cessna 175B (N7SB), Farmingdale, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: The engine's inability to provide full power, and the pilot's failure to use performance data. Factors in the accident were conditions conductive for carburetor icing at reduced power, and the…

## Other reports on N7SB (1)

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

- [Incident 19870804080809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804080809I), Aug 4, 1987: Cessna 175B (N7SB), New York, NY. Experienced engine power reduction. Precautionary landing. Mechanic inspection did not reveal any cause.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.