# Accident 20050728016109A: Cessna 175A, Graham, OK, July 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2005, 16:00 local time
- Place: Graham, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3031° N, 97.0194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3031&lon=-97.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6776E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6776E-2010-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: CONT GO300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 157 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050728016109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 28, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00 CDT, A CESSNA 175, N6776E, IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING NEAR GRAHAM, OK. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT; THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS MADE BY THE PILOT, HE WAS ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM MCKINNEY, TX TO YUMA, CO. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 3,000 FEET MSL, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN DROPPING RAPIDLY AND THAT THE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL. AT THAT POINT, THE PILOT BEGAN MAKING PROCEDURES FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A PASTURE THAT WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRAHAM, OK. POST CRASH INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A STREAM OF FRESH ENGINE OIL TRAILED FROM AN AREA UNDER THE ENGINE COWLING AFT TO THE LOWER RUDDER CAP. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE SOURCE OF OIL LOSS WAS FROM THE FLANGE OF ENGINE'S GENERATOR. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED TO LEFT WING SPAR, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, PROPELLER, AND SHEARING OF THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE STRUT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. IN DEPTH REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS IS PENDING. NEAREST WEATHER CONDITIONS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WERE VFR.

## 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 DFW05CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA194), Jul 28, 2005: Cessna 175A (N6776E), Graham, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The impending loss of engine power as result of the failure of the generator mounting gasket resulting in engine oil starvation. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the…

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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