- Date
- July 8, 1988, 12:09 local (17:09 UTC)
- Place
- Bloomington, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8059TCessna 175A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880708026119A
- Case key
- 13915
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Aircraft experienced partial loss of engine power at 150 feet AGL after takeoff. Pilot made 180 degree turn in attempt to return to airport, but experienced further power loss and elected to make emergency landing in field. Right wingtip hit tree, and aircraft made hard landing. Investigation revealed failure of the number two exhaust valve. The number two cylinder assembly had been replaced with a rebuilt cylinder assembly five weeks prior to the accident, and had accumulated seven hours operational time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8059T
- Reported as
- Cessna 175A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 56759
- Airframe hours
- 2,689
- Engine
- Continental GO-300-B, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stephen R. Fribley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 18, 1988 · 19 hours before
- Destination
- I21 · Brookside, IN
- Airport
- BMG · Bloomington Monroe County, runway 35, 5,201 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 34
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 977 total · 178 in this make and model · 756 as pilot in command · 112 in the last 90 days · 73 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Temperature
- 97 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BMG, 314 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.