FTW77FRJ24

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175A · Gilliam, LA · September 28, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 28, 1977
Place
Gilliam, LA · GILLIAM, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6848ECessna 175A
Status
Completed · report October 31, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770928030159A
Case key
145201

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2732  77/9/28    GILLIAM,LA          CESSNA 175A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 49,
        TIME - 0600                    N6848E              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLIAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILLIAM,LA                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- TOUCHED DOWN IN BEAN FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6848E
Reported as
Cessna 175A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gilliam

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N6848E · 1

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