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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Tillamook, OR · September 8, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 8, 1975
Place
Tillamook, OR · TILLAMOOK, OR
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8097TCessna 175
Status
Completed · report November 3, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750908027589A
Case key
150773

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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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3-2812   75/9/8  NR.TILLAMOOK,OR       CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 620
        TIME - 2145                    N8097T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                   TILLAMOOK,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DARK NIGHT OVERFLEW DEST DISORIENTED,RAN OUT OF GAS RETURNING.LNDD ON SAND SPIT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8097T
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.