- Date
- March 7, 1987, 12:55 local (18:55 UTC)
- Place
- Tipton, MO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7135MCessna 175
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870307078799A
- Case key
- 34348
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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 pilot stated that, fifteen minutes into the flight, while at cruise the engine oil pressure began dropping as the oil temperature rose. While attempting to reach sedalia, Missouri to perform a precautionary landing, oil began covering the aircraft's windshield and, shortly thereafter the engine experienced a total loss of power, according to the pilot. The aircraft was forced to land on a muddy cornfield where the main landing gear dug in upon touchdown causing the aircraft to nose over. A post-accident engine teardown inspection by the operator revealed that the #2 engine cylinder pushrod had fractured and had exited through the engine block.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7135M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 55435
- Engine
- Continental GO-300-A, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael L. Day
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Departed
- H21 · Camdenton, MO
- Destination
- M010 · Liberty, MO
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 526 total · 59 in this make and model · 480 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COU, 28 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.
Other investigations on N7135M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.