# Incident 20150421005429I: Cessna 175A, Hoholitna, AK, April 21, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2015, 15:40 local time
- Place: Hoholitna, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6741E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6741E) (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-C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,371 total, 12 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150421005429I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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