# Incident 19980821027809I: Cessna 175A, San Bernadino, CA, August 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1998, 19:30 local time
- Place: San Bernadino, CA
- Airport: Norton Afb
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1083° N, 117.2898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Bernardino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1083&lon=-117.2898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6795E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6795E-2015-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: CONT GO300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980821027809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOSS OF POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 AT 10500 FEET. STC WAS APPROVED FOR AUTO GAS. AIRCRAFT DESCENTED TO 2700 FEET AND ENGINE RESTARTED. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT SAN BERNARDINO INTL AIRPORT AND WAS CHECKED BY FBO, NO FINDINGS. INDIVIDUAL FLEW TO HOME BASE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.

## Other reports on N6795E (1)

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

- [Incident 20131229025422I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131229025422I), Dec 29, 2013: Cessna 175A (N6795E), Chesterfield, VA, Minor damage. Pilot attempted to start the engine. The aircraft battery was too low to turn over the propeller. The pilot exited the aircraft after turning off master power,…

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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