# Accident 19980801019199A: Cessna 175, East Canton, OH, August 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: East Canton, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7702° N, 81.2695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7702&lon=-81.2695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6716E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6716E-2013-02-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980801019199A

## Narrative

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

ACFT GROUND LOOPED AND FLIPPED OVER, EAST CANTON, OH. (-23) AIRPLANE BEING REPOSITIONED FROM TRI CITY AIRPORT 3G6. LANDED ON SOUTH RUNWAY.  ACCORDING TO WEATHER WOULD HAVE A CROSSWIND FROM EAST.  AIRPLANE VEERED TO LEFT, HIT CORN STACKS WITH LEFT WING, CONTINUED INTO CORN FIELD WHERE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 NYC98LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA158), Aug 1, 1998: Cessna 175 (N6716E), East Canton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain direction control of the airplane.

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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