# Accident 20020615012719A: Cessna 175, Saltlakecity, UT, June 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2002, 20:12 local time
- Place: Saltlakecity, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7686° N, 112.3661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7686&lon=-112.3661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7338M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7338M-2014-11-17) (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 DEN02LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020615012719A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 15, 2002, AT 2012 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 175, N7338M, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AFTER HE REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE SECOND PASSENGER RECEIEVED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN OGDEN, UTAH, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO TOOELE, UTAH. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THE PILOT MADE A RADIO TRANSMISSION "IN THE BLIND" AND SAID THE ENGINE HAD LOST POWER AND THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS "GOING DOWN." THE CIVIL AIR PATROL AND LOCAL SHERIFF'S OFFICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION WAS INITIATED. THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE FOUND SWIMMING IN THE LAKE NEAR THE SUBMERGED AIRPLANE AND WERE RESCUED. AIRCRAFT RECOVERY OPERATIONS ARE IN PROGRESS. (-23) MR. BRENT CARLSON, THE OWNER OF N7338M WAS FLYING IT ACROSS THE GREAT SALT LAKE. WHILE OVER ANTELOPE ISLAND, HIS ENGINE TEMPERATURE ROSE TO REDL                                                INE. AFTER A LOUD NOISE, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE COWLING. THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT. MR. CARLSON DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON 121.5, BROADCASTING IN THE BLIND. HE STATED THAT HIS ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND THEN STOPPING AND HE WAS GOING DOWN INTO THE SALT LAKE. THE PILOT AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WHILE THE REAR-SEAT PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. AFTER DITCHING, THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED BRIEFLY, THEN SANK IN 10-15 FEET OF WATER. THE SURVIVORS STAYED WITH THE WRECKAGE FOR A WHILE THEN STARTED SWIMMING TOWARD THE SHORELINE. A BOAT LOCATED THEM AND TRANSPORTED THEM TO A NEARBY MARINA.

## 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 DEN02LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA055), Jun 16, 2002: Cessna 175 (N7338M), Salt Lake City, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: total mechanical loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. Contributing factors were the lack of an annual inspection and the (forced landing in) salt water.

## Other reports on N7338M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770903031769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770903031769A), Sep 3, 1977: Cessna 175 (N7338M), Hite, UT, Substantial damage. 30FT wide rwy.

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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