- Date
- December 24, 1988, 11:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Starke, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9373BCessna 175
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881224056479A
- Case key
- 32376
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Analysis
Flt was 3 miles east of arpt returning to land at alt of aprx 2,000 ft, when the eng quit. Plt was unable to restart & elected to land in small trees as a nearby highway was congested. Acft collided with trees & fell to the ground. Examination of the eng revealed the crankshaft failed at the rear crankshaft cheek between #1 & #2 cylinder connecting rods. Metallurgical examination of the failed crankshaft revealed low & high cycle fatigue. Evidence indicated that this was caused by vibrations of the crankshaft during contact of the three dynamic counterweights to the adjacent camshaft lobes. Counterweight contact was caused by worn counterweight bushing. Review of the eng logbooks revealed a major overhaul was performed in 1969, aprx 793 hrs prior to the failure. Three top overhauls were performed. The first & second performed at one year intervals after the major. The third was performed 10 years after the second.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9373B
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 55173
- Airframe hours
- 2,901
- Engine
- Continental GO-300A, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jolley, Venoy J
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 30, 1988 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- 42J · Keystone Height, FL
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 127 total · 20 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.