# Accident 19990513005109A: Cessna 175B, Spur, TX, May 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1999, 08:30 local time
- Place: Spur, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4701° N, 100.8506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4701&lon=-100.8506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8133T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8133T-2002-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175B (registry code 2072506, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990513005109A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINE FAILED AND THE ACFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. (.19)  ON MAY 13, 1999, AT 0830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 175B AIRPLANE, N8133T, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR SPUR, TEXAS.  THE PRIVATE, COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BROWNFIELD, TEXAS AT 0730. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 4,000 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO A DIRT ROAD.  THE AIRPLANE INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ADJACENT TO THE DIRT ROAD AND THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN.  THE AIRPLANE THEN CROSSED OVER A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT, IN SANDY TERRAIN. AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE SITE AND STATED THAT THE RIGHT WING SPAR WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED.  ADDITIONALLY THE NOSE WHEEL WAS BENT BENEATH THE AIRFRAME.                                                               (-23)PM MAY 13, 1999, AT 0830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AIRCRAFT CESSNA 175B, N8133T, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR SPUR, TX. THE PILOT/OWNER AND SINGLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.  A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BROWNFIELD, TX AT APPROXIMATELY 0730.  THE PILOT STATED THAT, WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT AT 4,000 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A DIRT ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FIELD SHORT OF THE DIRT ROAD, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, AND CROSSED A BARBED WIRE FENCE COMING TO REST IN THE DITCH ALONG SIDE THE DIRT ROAD.

## 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 FTW99LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA139), May 13, 1999: Cessna 175B (N8133T), Spur, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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