# Accident 20070331005509A: Cessna 175B, Hastings, FL, March 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2007
- Place: Hastings, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4667° N, 81.2061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4667&lon=-81.2061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8092T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8092T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175B (registry code 2072506, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- Reported engine: CONT GO300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070331005509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 31, 2007, AT 2:10 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 175B, N8092T, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SWAMPY AREA NEAR HASTINGS, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BUNNELL, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN A SWAMP AND RECOVERY EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY.

## 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 ANC07LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA026), Mar 31, 2007: Cessna 175 (N8092T), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise due to the separation of an engine piston, which resulted in a forced landing in a swamp and a collision with trees.

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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