# Accident 20120717017389A: Cessna 175A, Shelby, IN, July 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2012, 09:45 local time
- Place: Shelby, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3487° N, 88.9862° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3487&lon=-88.9862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7003E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7003E) (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 MOTOR GO-300 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA455) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120717017389A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES EAST OF LAKE VILLAGE AIRPORT (C98) FL4500' THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND HEADED TO LAKE VILLAGE AIRPORT AND WITHIN A COUPLE MINUTES THE ENGINE MADE A BANGING NOISE AND LOST POWER, COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE. PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPED TO LAND IN A BEAN FIELD AND THE THAT WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK.ENGINE WILL BE TORN DOWN FOR INSPECTION AT G&N AIRCRAFT SOMETIME DURING THE WEEK OF 8/20/2012 TO 8/24/2012 DATE AS OF NOW UNKNOWN

## 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 CEN12LA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA455), Jul 17, 2012: Cessna 175A (N7003E), Shelby, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to oil starvation for reasons that could not be determined because engine examinations revealed no malfunctions or failures that would have led to oil starvation.

## Other reports on N7003E (1)

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

- [Incident 19780629034289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629034289I), Jun 29, 1978: Cessna 175A (N7003E), Strongsville, OH, Minor damage. Main wheel dropped off runway during turn around. Went into a hole. Prop damaged when tips hit the runway.

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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