# Accident 19990827041729A: Cessna 175, Mountain City, TN, August 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1999, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mountain City, TN
- Airport: Johnson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4695° N, 81.7997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4695&lon=-81.7997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7566M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7566M-2017-06-07) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 750 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990827041729A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER COMPLETING A NORMAL PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE, HE ROLLED THE AIRPLANE OUT OF THE HANGAR FOR THE FLIGHT. A NORMAL ENGINE RUN-UP WAS COMPLETED, AND THE INITIAL TAKEOFF TO CLIMB WAS ALSO NORMAL. SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT SELECTED A CORN FIELD ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AFTER LANDING IN THE FIELD, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND FLIPPED INVERTED. THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE ASSEMBLY FAILED TO DISCLOSE A COMPONENT FAILURE. HOWEVER, DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, A WASP NEST WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM VENT. (-23)SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 25, MOUNTAIN CITY, TN (6A4), PILOT STATED THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS SOUTH OF AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL99LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA119), Aug 27, 1999: Cessna 175 (N7566M), Mountain City, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A blocked fuel system vent that resulted in fuel starvation and the complete loss of engine 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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