# NTSB LAX89LA216: Cessna 175K, N9729V, Bagdad, AZ, June 17, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 17, 1989, 12:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Bagdad, AZ
- Coordinates: 34.500038, -113.069679 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5000&lon=-113.0697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX89LA216
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26427/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA216

## Probable cause

TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, cruise - normal
  - powerplant - undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, taxi - pushback/tow
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS 1,000 TO 1,200 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. HE SAID HE MADE A FORCED LANDING ONTO WHAT APPEARED TO BE A FLAT MESA. AT TOUCHDOWN HE FOUND IT WAS COVERED WITH ROCKS AND BOULDERS. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO RUN THE ENGINE DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE. AN FAA AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE ENGINE AND ASSOCIATED FUEL SYSTEM AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE ENGINE HAD SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9729V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9729V-1990-04-12), registration cancelled 1990-04-12, S/N R1722349 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175K
- Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1722349
- Airframe hours: 1274
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-360-K 195 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Thomas Larkins
- Registered owner: Thomas B & Gail L Larkins
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 5, 1989, 3 hours before
- Departed: IGM, KINGMAN, AZ
- Destination: GEW, GLEDALE, AZ

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 151 total, 133 in this make and model, 107 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °F

## 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 19890617016039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617016039A), Jun 17, 1989: Cessna 172K, Bagdad, AZ, Destroyed. Reported power loss. Crash landed in rough rocky terrain.

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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