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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Goldfield, NV · March 5, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 5, 1975
Place
Goldfield, NV · GOLDFIELD, NV
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9298BCessna 175
Status
Completed · report April 15, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750305005349A
Case key
147870

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0385   75/3/5  NR.GOLDFIELD,NV       CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 300
        TIME - 0900                    N9298B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NO.LAS VEGAS,NV             YAKIMA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: FILTERS,SCREEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL SCREENS LOOSE AND IMPROPERLY SAFTIED.

Aircraft

Registration
N9298B
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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