# Accident 20160414002789A: Cessna 175A, Wartburg, TN, April 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Wartburg, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1067° N, 84.5956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1067&lon=-84.5956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6792E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6792E-2018-03-16) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160414002789A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT LEVEL 3200 FEET, ENGINE SPUTTER AND ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 0. AREA OF ROUGH TERRIAN. PILOT LANDED ON STATE HIGHWAY 27. THEN EXITED THE ROAD TO AVOID AUTO TRAFFIC.

## 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 ERA16LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA157), Apr 14, 2016: Cessna 175 (N6792E), Wartburg, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Catastrophic engine failure due to a fatigue fracture of the No. 6 connecting rod cap.

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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