# NTSB FTW82DA225: Cessna 175, N9419B, Fort Worth, TX, June 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: June 13, 1982, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Coordinates: 32.719356, -97.450965 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7194&lon=-97.4510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA225
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70719/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA225

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, go-around (vfr)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (contributing factor)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
  - planned approach - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

DURING A GO-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING; HOWEVER, COLLIDED WITH BUSHES AND NOSED OVER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WAS A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF FUEL ONBOARD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9419B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9419B-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 55219, built 1958 (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: 55219
- Airframe hours: 3525
- Engines: CONTINENTAL GO-300A 175 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ralph B. Copeland
- Registered owner: James C. Thompson
- Departed: CGI, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO
- Destination: F70, FORT WORTH, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,728 total, 259 in this make and model, 1,485 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 189 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FTW, 10 nm away

## 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 19820613022149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613022149A), Jun 13, 1982: Cessna 175, Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit on go-around after slip with minimum fuel on board. Crash occurred during emergency landing.

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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