- Date
- April 7, 1980
- Place
- Morgantown, NC · MORGANTOWN, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7077MCessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800407007719A
- Case key
- 136350
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0655 80/4/7 MORGANTOWN,NC CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 3000 TIME - UNK/NR N7077M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE,SC MOUNDSVILLE,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 4 PISTON PIN BROKE FOR UNDET REASON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7077M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7077MRegistration cancelled Feb 20, 2013 · Cessna 175Airframe modelCessna 175Engine modelContinental GO-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.