- Date
- July 11, 1987, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kalispell, MT
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9201BCessna 175
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870711034379A
- Case key
- 17266
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pvt plt was on a x-country flight. The engine began running rough, made a 'bang' sound and lost partial power. Smoke entered the cockpit, oil pressure was lost and the plt initiated an emergency landing. The acft ldg gr struck powerlines on approach to a dirt road, apparently damaging the acft brakes. After landing, the acft brakes were inoperative. The acft departed the road to the left, went through a fence, and struck a rock. The nose gear was sheared off and the acft nosed over. A post-accident inspection revealed that the number two piston had disintegrated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9201B
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 55001
- Airframe hours
- 3,520
- Engine
- Continental GO-300-A, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Walter Steinbrink
- Registered owner
- Walter W Steinbrink
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1986
- Departed
- CTB · Cut Bank, MT
- Destination
- BKE · Baker, OR
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 660 total · 450 in this make and model · 660 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.