# Accident 20190404017769A: Cessna 175, Edgefield, SC, April 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2019, 11:30 local time
- Place: Edgefield, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7689° N, 81.9867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7689&lon=-81.9867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7622M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7622M-2022-12-03) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190404017769A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 04, 2019, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOTED AIRCRAFT N7622M, 1959 CESSNA 175, SN: 55922, FROM AUGUSTA, GA (KDNL) IN ROUTE TO BOONE, NC.  APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND, EVENTUALLY QUIT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAFETY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A PASTURE CLOSE TO EDGEFIELD, SC.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OR THE PASSENGER.  ALTHOUGH THE PLANE LANDED SAFELY, IT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE LEFT WING STRIKING A POWER POLE DAMAGING THE FORWARD AND AFT SPARS.

## 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 ERA19LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA143), Apr 4, 2019: Cessna 175 (N7622M), Edgefield, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a stuck engine exhaust valve. Contributing to the loss of engine power was the pilot’s failure to properly address the recurring stuck exhaust valve issue.

## Other reports on N7622M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740315006419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740315006419A), Mar 15, 1974: Cessna 175 (N7622M), Snellville, GA, Substantial damage. Emgcy ldg in rolling fld,heavy brush.

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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