# NTSB SEA98LA176: Cessna 175, N7463M, Emmett, ID, September 11, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 11, 1998, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Emmett, ID - Coordinates: 43.980892, -116.52024 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9809&lon=-116.5202&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 11, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 43996 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA98LA176 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43996/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA176 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to ensure an adequate fuel supply for the flight, resulting in fuel exhaustion. A factor was a fence in the forced landing area. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - fluid,fuel - exhaustion - Forced landing, descent - emergency - object - fence (contributing factor) - In flight collision with object, emergency landing after takeoff - object - fence - Nose over, emergency landing after takeoff ## Analysis The aircraft experienced a loss of engine power during initial climb after takeoff approximately 200 feet above ground level. The airplane struck a barbed wire fence during the ensuing forced landing and nosed over. The pilot indicated on the NTSB accident report that the power loss was due to fuel starvation, giving as a recommendation to prevent the accident, 'Don't fly when tanks are under one quarter full.' The pilot reported that the engine was successfully test-run after the accident after a new propeller was installed. The aircraft owner's manual gives the aircraft's total fuel capacity as 52 gallons, with 43 gallons being usable. ## Factual narrative On September 11, 1998, approximately 1230 mountain daylight time, N7463M, a Cessna 175 converted to a tailwheel landing gear configuration, registered to and operated by the pilot, executed a forced landing after the engine experienced a loss of power during initial climb after takeoff from Emmett Municipal Airport, Emmett, Idaho. The aircraft was substantially damaged when it nosed over in a field just off the departure end of the runway. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, was uninjured. No flight plan had been filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight to Caldwell, Idaho, and visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that the power loss occurred approximately 200 feet above ground level, and that the airplane struck a barbed wire fence during the forced landing, upon which the airplane flipped upside down. The pilot indicated on his NTSB accident report that the power loss was due to fuel starvation, giving as a recommendation to prevent the accident, "Don't fly when tanks are under one quarter full." The pilot reported that the engine was successfully test-run after the accident after a new propeller was installed. The Cessna 175 owner's manual gives the aircraft's total fuel capacity as 52 gallons, with 43 gallons being usable. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7463M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7463M), registered now, S/N 55763 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 175 - Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 55763 - Airframe hours: 1430 - Engines: Continental GO-300-E 175 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jim B. Hayden - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 2, 1998, 20 hours before - Departed: S78, EMMETT, ID - Destination: EUL, CALDWELL, ID - Airport: S78, Emmett Municipal ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,130 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19980911033219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980911033219A), Sep 11, 1998: Cessna 175, Emmett, ID, Substantial damage. -23 Engine quit on take-off, landed in a cow pasture. The aircraft flipped over during landing roll. During recovery of aircraft from cow pasture, o fuel was… ## Other investigations on N7463M (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB OAK74FVA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVA06), Jul 22, 1973: Cessna 175 (N7463M), Mariposa, CA, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.