# NTSB FTW77FRJ24: Cessna 175A, N6848E, Gilliam, LA, September 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1977
- Place: Gilliam, LA · GILLIAM, LA
- Location: 32.8282° N, 93.8418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilliam, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8282&lon=-93.8418&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 October 31, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRJ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRJ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6848E-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N 56348, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gilliam

## 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 19770928030159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770928030159A), Sep 28, 1977: Cessna 175A, Gilliam, LA, Substantial damage. Touched down in bean field.

## Other investigations on N6848E (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW69D0165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0165), Aug 16, 1968: Cessna 175 (N6848E), Longview, TX, substantial damage

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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