# NTSB FTW94LA080: Cessna 175, N7141M, Paris, AR, February 3, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 3, 1994, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Paris, AR - Coordinates: 35.280132, -93.720336 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2801&lon=-93.7203&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report November 14, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 18997 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW94LA080 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18997/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA080 ## Probable cause FAILURE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO HAVE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb - fluid,fuel - contamination (cause) - maintenance,inspection - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with object, descent - emergency - object - utility pole ## Analysis DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF ON A FERRY FLIGHT TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT REPAIRED, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD ITS LAST ANNUAL IN 1981, HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE HALF YEARS, AND HAD FLOWN ABOUT 30 HOURS IN THE PRECEDING 13 YEARS. EVIDENCE OF RUST AND ALGAE IN THE FUEL TANKS WAS PRESENT. ## Factual narrative On February 3, 1994, at 1530 central standard time, a Cessna 175, N7141M, struck a power pole and collided with terrain during a forced landing near the Paris, Arkansas, Municipal Airport. The pilot received serious injuries and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the ferry flight. According to information provided by witnesses, the aircraft was being ferried to Ozark, Arkansas, for repairs. The airplane took off and the engine lost all power after takeoff at an altitude estimated to be between 200 and 300 feet above ground level (AGL). The pilot said he attempted to return to the airport but stalled the aircraft and struck a utility pole during the emergency descent. According to information supplied by the FAA inspector who went on scene, the aircraft had its last annual inspection in 1981, and had been sitting at the airport without use for approximately a year and a half. He also provided information that the aircraft had flown about 30 hours in the last 13 years. The FAA inspector stated that an annual inspection had been started on November 16, 1990, and that during that inspection, 36 safety of flight discrepancies had been found. The annual was not completed and the pilot, who is not a licensed mechanic, said he repaired the necessary things and "it checked out good on the ground." The FAA inspector did not sample the fuel or conduct an internal examination of the engine; however, the attached photographs provide evidence of rust and algae growth in the fuel tanks. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7141M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7141M-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 55441, 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: 55441 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Ferry, Part 91 - Registered owner: Wages, Joseph J. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 1981 - Destination: 7M5, OZARK, AR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 5,400 total, 3,500 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 8 knots - Visibility: 25 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 19 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: SFM ## 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 19940203001449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940203001449A), Feb 3, 1994: Cessna 175, Paris/Subiaco, AR, Substantial damage. Ferry flight to repair engine. Lost power. Last annual 1981 not flow over a year. Rust algae in fuel, crash landed. ## Other investigations on N7141M (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 FTW78FPM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPM03), Jan 13, 1978: Cessna 175 (N7141M), Pryor, OK, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.