# NTSB IAD80DKM15: Cessna 175, N7077M, Morgantown, NC, April 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1980
- Place: Morgantown, NC · MORGANTOWN, NC
- Location: 36.1221° N, 79.4289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1221&lon=-79.4289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80DKM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DKM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7077M-2013-02-20), registration cancelled 2013-02-20, S/N 55377, 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
- 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 19800407007719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800407007719A), Apr 7, 1980: Cessna 175, Morganton, NC, Substantial damage. Engine lost power. Made emergency landing in plowed field. Nosed over. Found piston pin failure.

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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