# Accident 19980601011569A: Cessna 175A, Norfolk, NE, June 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Norfolk, NE
- Airport: Karl Stefan Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0299° N, 97.4103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0299&lon=-97.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6847E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6847E-2000-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: CONT GO300C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 70 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980601011569A

## Narrative

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

MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR AND WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB. IMPACTED TERRAIN. (.4)AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.  THE PILOT SAID THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHIFT.  THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 31.  THE REPORTED WINDS SIX MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WERE 270 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 27 KNOTS.                                                                       (-23) N6847E DEPARTED NORFOLK, NE (OFK), APPROXIMATELY 1648 LOCAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A DIFFICULT TIME MAKING ALTITUDE AND SEEMED TO BE LABORING JUST OVER THE TOPS OF THE TREES TO THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. AFTER CLEARING THE TREES, THE LEFT WING DIPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PIC AND TWO PASSENGERS ESCAPED FROM THE WRECKAGE WITH SERIOUS AND MINOR INJURIES RESPECTIVELY. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES DUE TO THE FUEL TANKS BEING RUPTURED AND LEAKING ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST.

## 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 CHI98LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA188), Jun 1, 1998: Cessna 175A (N6847E), Norfolk, NE, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged wind conditions and his not obtaining/maintaining compensation for wind conditions. A factor was a sudden wind shift.

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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