- Date
- June 19, 1988, 20:00 local (Jun 20, 1988, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Boston, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8371TCessna 175C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880619048879A
- Case key
- 7776
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was attempting to land following a reduction in power when he overshot the runway. The pilot said the engine did not quit and was still producing thrust. The aircraft was destroyed by fire after it came to rest. The plt landed downhill and downwind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8371T
- Reported as
- Cessna 175C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17557071
- Airframe hours
- 1,500
- Engine
- Continental GO-300-E, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles Reichert
- Registered owner
- Charles D Rekhert
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 10, 1987 · 50 hours before
- Airport
- Put, runway 4, 2,300 × 40 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 350 total · 20 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Observed at
- 1
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.