- Date
- April 10, 1983, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cresson, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N753OMCessna 175
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 20859
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft collided with a ditch during a forced landing after the engine failed in flt. After takeoff, at 3500 ft, the engine began making noises. The plt began a descent toward the arpt a short distance away. The engine maintained some power but failed completely before landing. During the landing the plt allowed the airspeed to reach 100 KTS as he lined up for an approach to rwy 32. The wind was reported to be from 200 degrees at 15 KTS. The airspeed was excessive and the acft would not stay on the ground during the landing roll. When he thought he was 'running out of rwy' he turned toward an adjoining field, flew over some obstructions before hitting a ditch and nosing over. Investigation revealed an engine mount broken. The shifting of the engine resulted in a shutdown when the mixture control hit an engine mount crossbar.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N753OM
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 55830
- Engine
- Continental GO-3OO-A, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Billy R. Morrow
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 9, 1982 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- FI8 · Cleburne, TX
- Airport
- SOF · Bourland, runway 32, 3,300 × 80 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 152 total · 65 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 15 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F