# Accident 20011104030009A: Cessna 175C, Miles City, MT, November 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2001, 18:13 local time
- Place: Miles City, MT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2206° N, 105.6008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2206&lon=-105.6008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8347T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8347T-2002-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175C (registry code 2072508, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011104030009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MASSIVE INTERNAL FAILURE OF ENGINE, AS DETERMINED BY ON-SCENE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.

## 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 SEA02FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA009), Nov 5, 2001: Cessna 175C (N8347T), Miles City, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The separation of the number four cylinder exhaust valve guide from the cylinder head, leading to the failure of the exhaust valve stem and the catastrophic failure of the engine while in cruise…

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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