# Incident 20060729019719I: Cessna 175A, Indianapolis, IN, July 29, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2006, 10:58 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Mount Comfort Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6793E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6793E) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060729019719I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07/29/06, AT 1526Z, N6793E, A CE-175-A BLEW A CYLINDER AT 4,500 FEET FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF MT. COMFORT, INDIANA (MQJ), CAUSING THE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND LANDED AT MQJ WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1555Z. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6793E (1)

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

- [Incident 20151127018799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151127018799I), Nov 27, 2015: Cessna CE-175 (N6793E), Frankfort, KY, No damage. During descent into fft, the pilot initiated a level off at 2500 feet and added power. The engine only produced partial power. Rather than risk a possible…

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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