# NTSB LAX87LA348: Cessna 175, N7495M, Camp Verde, AZ, September 27, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 27, 1987, 09:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Camp Verde, AZ
- Coordinates: 34.47927, -111.78059 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4793&lon=-111.7806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX87LA348
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25699/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA348

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHEN BOTH PASSENGERS BECAME AIR SICK THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD POP AND ASSUMED THAT A TIRE HAD BLOWN. BECAUSE OF THIS, HE USED THE BRAKES SPARINGLY AND COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT IN TIME TO AVOID TREES. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT BOTH TIRES WERE UNDAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7495M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7495M), registered now, S/N 55795, built 1959 (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: 55795
- Airframe hours: 961
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: William Owen
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1986, 83 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 501 total, 434 in this make and model, 474 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19870927056599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870927056599A), Sep 27, 1987: Cessna 175, Camp Verde, AZ, Substantial damage. Passengers sick. Started to get panicky. Precautionary landing on a dirt road. Struck a tree on rollout.

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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