- Date
- May 24, 1992, 06:00 local (10:00 UTC)
- Place
- Yulee, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7044MCessna 175
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920524016269A
- Case key
- 33092
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons shortly after takeoff.
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
Shortly after takeoff at an altitude between 300 & 400 ft, the eng experienced a loss of power. Attempts to restore power were unsuccessful. During the emergency descent for a forced landing, the acft collided with trees then the ground. Fuel quantity was sufficient to sustain eng operation. The fuel selector was positioned to the 'both' position. The lt fuel tank which was not damaged, was checked for contaminants; none were found. The rt fuel tank was damaged. No determination could be made as to whether it contained contaminants. The gascolator was drained which revealed that it contained about 1 teaspoon of water. The fuel distributor cover was removed which revealed rust inside. The eng was removed & sent to the manufacturers facility for a proposed eng run. Several components of the eng were replaced due to impact damage. The eng was started & found to operate normally. The last annual inspection was on December 7, 1987. The eng was not approved by the FAA for installation in this acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7044M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 55344
- Airframe hours
- 2,872
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360A, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Montgomery, Larry W. Jr.
- Registered owner
- Not Registered
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 20, 1991 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- 83FL
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 183 total · 20 in this make and model · 105 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAX, 11 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.