- Date
- July 18, 1987, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bear Creek, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8326TCessna 175C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870718076219A
- Case key
- 34414
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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
During a personal xc flt, plt experienced a partial loss of power followed by a total loss of power. During emergency ldg, pilot stated that he prematurely added full flaps, which resulted in too steep of a descent, causing acft to be short of intended landing site. Plt stated he brushed tree tops, made an evasive turn to avoid obstacles, before acft struck the terrain. Plt suffered no injuries and pax suffered minor injuries. Post accident investigation revealed no mechanical failure or fuel contamination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8326T
- Reported as
- Cessna 175C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17557026
- Airframe hours
- 2,592
- Engine
- Continental GO-300-E, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenneth/Elaine Marsh
- Registered owner
- Elaine Land/ Kenneth L Marsh
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 22, 1987 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- Concordia, MO
- Destination
- Ash Grove, 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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 195 total · 11 in this make and model · 188 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 15 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.