# Accident 19981125046959A: Cessna 175, Locustgrove, GA, November 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1998, 20:15 local time
- Place: Locustgrove, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3407° N, 84.0991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3407&lon=-84.0991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N565ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N565ML-2001-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981125046959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO MALLARD'S LANDING, WHERE HE LIVED, WHEN HE LOST RPM THEN ENGINE POWER. UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO HIS DESTINATION, WHICH WAS A COUPLE MILES AWAY, HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A LARGE COW PASTURE. HE PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN, BUT HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF LANDING ON HILLY TERRAIN WHICH CAUSED THE PLANE TO FLIP OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 ATL99LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA023), Nov 25, 1998: Cessna 175 (N565ML), Locust Grove, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to a gear train failure in the accessory gearbox for undetermined reasons. A factor was the rough and uneven terrain.

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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