# NTSB IAD79FIJ13: Cessna 175, N6975E, Parkersburg, WV, August 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1979
- Place: Parkersburg, WV · PARKERSBURG, WV
- Location: 39.2613° N, 81.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2613&lon=-81.5434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FIJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3478  79/8/25  NR.PARKERSBURG,WV     CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 138
        TIME - 1225                    N6975E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEBANON,OH                 PARKERSBURG,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- #6 CYL PISTON & PISTON PIN SEPARATED FM CONNECTING ROD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6975E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6975E-1982-03-03), registration cancelled 1982-03-03, S/N 56475 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790825022389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790825022389A), Aug 25, 1979: Cessna 175, Parkersburg, WV, Substantial damage. Had smoke and vibration from engine before engine stopped. Hit fence on landing. Found cracked cylinder barrel.

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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