- Date
- March 2, 1986, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kulm, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7647MCessna 175
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860302005369A
- Case key
- 16931
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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.
Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical
Carburetor heat - not usedCause
Weather condition - carburetor icing conditionsFactor
Planning/decision - poorFactor
Forced landing
Nose gear collapsed
Terrain condition - rough/uneven
Analysis
According to the plt, the eng lost partial pwr on takeoff due to carberetor ice. A forced landing was made during which the nose gear collapsed resulting in substantial damage to the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7647M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 55947
- Airframe hours
- 1,294
- Engine
- Continental GO-300-A, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gerald Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 28, 1985 · 77 hours before
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 170 total · 68 in this make and model · 53 as pilot in command · 59 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.