# NTSB DEN86LA091: Cessna 175, N7647M, Kulm, ND, March 2, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 2, 1986, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Kulm, ND
- Coordinates: 46.300594, -98.940628 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3006&lon=-98.9406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16931
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN86LA091
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16931/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA091

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - carburetor heat - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - uncontrolled
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7647M), registered now, S/N 55947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 55947
- Airframe hours: 1294
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860302005369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302005369A), Mar 2, 1986: Cessna 175, Kulm, ND, Substantial damage. Lost partial power after takeoff on a road. Landed on the shoulder,collapsed nose gear. Carburetor icing suspected.

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.

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