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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 175A · Hoholitna, AK · April 21, 2015

Date: April 21, 2015 · 15:40 local
Place: Hoholitna, AK
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6741E
Reported as: Cessna 175A
Reported engine: Continental GO-300-C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,371 total12 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N6741ERegistered now · Cessna 175AS/N 56241 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 175A Engine modelContinental GO-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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A/c in cruise @ 11500' on repositioning flight to facility for annual inspection. With no advance indication or warning, engine experienced loud bang and total power loss. Pilot made forced landing on sand bar with no damage or injuries. Inspection revealed severe damage to engine consistent with broken connecting rod penetrating crankcase and separating cylnder from case. No fire or further damage. A/c to be recovered by helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

A/C IN CRUISE @ 11500' ON REPOSITIONING FLIGHT TO FACILITY FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION. WITH NO ADVANCE INDICATION OR WARNING, ENGINE EXPERIENCED LOUD BANG AND TOTAL POWER LOSS. PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING ON SAND BAR WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERE DAMAGE TO ENGINE CONSISTENT WITH BROKEN CONNECTING ROD PENETRATING CRANKCASE AND SEPARATING CYLNDER FROM CASE. NO FIRE OR FURTHER DAMAGE. A/C TO BE RECOVERED BY HELICOPTER.