# Accident 20010821036229A: Cessna 175, Kenai, AK, August 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2001, 12:50 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5667° N, 151.2333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5667&lon=-151.2333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6550E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6550E-2004-11-05) (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 ANC01LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010821036229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP IN NIKISKI AND AT 200 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, AT THAT TIME THE PILOT TRIED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITH NO RESULTS. AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A TREE LINED AREA 10 MILES NORTH OF KENAI. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT-ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW AFTER PILOT IS INTERVIEWED.

## 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 ANC01LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA120), Aug 21, 2001: Cessna 175 (N6550E), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during takeoff for an undetermined reason.

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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