# Accident 20160608010139A: Cessna 175, Pine Bluff, AR, June 8, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2016, 17:00 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1161° N, 92.2106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1161&lon=-92.2106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6649E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6649E-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300-A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160608010139A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 8, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CDT, A CESSNA 175 AIRPLANE, N6649E, REGISTERED TO SHEPARD GROUP, LLC., NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE ONLY PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE NOSE OVER. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE

FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE STAR CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (55M) AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE MENA INTERMOUNTAIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MEZ).

## 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 CEN16FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA210), Jun 8, 2016: Cessna 175 (N6649E), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because a test run of the engine did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded…

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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