# Accident 20030423005689A: Cessna 175B, Bonanza, OR, April 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2003, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bonanza, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0833° N, 121.2219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0833&lon=-121.2219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8159T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8159T-2003-09-19) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030423005689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE EN ROUTE FROM RENO, NV TO PORTLAND, OR THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND WHILE ON ROLL OUT STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS PULLED OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT AND LEFT THE AIRCRAFT ABANDONED ALONG THE 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 SEA03LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA069), Apr 23, 2003: Cessna 175B (N8159T), Bonanza, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Separation of the connecting rod cap. Annual maintenance inspections which were disregarded by the owner/pilot was a factor.

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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