- Date
- April 29, 1982, 17:16 local (Apr 30, 1982, 00:16 UTC)
- Place
- Lathrop Wells, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7058ECessna 175A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820429012669A
- Case key
- 71380
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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 aircraft's engine quit while on approach to Lathrop Wells. During the emergency landing the aircraft stalled and dropped from about 15 feet AGL and came to rest inverted. Fuel was present at the accident site and the fuel selector was found midway between the off and both positions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7058E
- Reported as
- Cessna 175A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 56558
- Engine
- Continental GO-300A, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William G. Taylor
- Registered owner
- Sheldon J. Morrison
- Departed
- NV26 · Henderson, NV
- Destination
- 0L6 · Scotty'S Juncti, NV
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 82 in this make and model · 40 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.