# Accident 20161221023049A: Cessna 175C, Millersburg, OH, December 21, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Millersburg, OH
- Airport: Holmes County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5367° N, 81.9558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5367&lon=-81.9558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8381T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8381T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175C (registry code 2072508, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161221023049A

## Narrative

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

STATEMENT FROM PILOT GIVEN TO HOLMES COUNTY DEPUTY STATED. ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 27 AT 10G AIRPORT, 1/2 MILE WITH FLAPS FULL DOWN, EXECUTED BEFORE LANDING CHECK. FUEL R TANK, MIXTURE RICH, MAGS  BOTH, ENGINE FAILED, UNABLE TO RESTART OR MAKE RUNWAY WITH A SUBOPTIMAL FORCED LANDING SITE EXECUTED A 80 DEGREE LT PRIOR TO IMPACT AT 1.1 VSO ON AOA. USED MINIMAL GROUND RUN, GEAR COLLAPSED, NOSE GEAR OFF, RT WING ON FENCE, LT WING ON GROUND. SMALL LT EYEBROW LACERATION ON PILOT IN RIGHT SEAT DUE TO GLASSES AT IMPACT, TEENAGE YOUNG EAGLE IN LT SEAT WAS QUEASY AND ASLEEP. SHE BIT HER LIP, NO OTHER INJURIES. ALL CERTIFICATES GIVEN TO CAPT. RENKER.

## 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 CEN17LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA060), Dec 21, 2016: Cessna 175C (N8381T), Millersburg, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight fuel management and his failure to switch the fuel selector to the “both” position in accordance with the Before Landing checklist, which resulted in a loss of engine…

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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