ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132053
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| Date: | Saturday 8 May 1993 |
| Time: | 23:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 175 Skylark |
| Owner/operator: | Frederick H. Herman |
| Registration: | N7303M |
| MSN: | 55603 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 986 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL GO-300A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Houghton Lake, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saginaw, MI (KMBS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A NIGHT VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED HE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS. HE STATED HE LANDED AT A NEARBY AIRPORT AND SOUGHT A MECHANIC'S HELP. THE COST OF THE MECHANIC WAS PROHIBITIVE AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. HE STATED HE EXAMINED THE ENGINE VISUALLY AND FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL. HE STATED HE RAN THE ENGINE FOR 20 MINUTES AT VARIOUS RPM SETTINGS. UPON COMPLETION OF THE RUNUP THE PILOT DEPARTED AND CONTINUED HIS CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. WHILE AT CRUISE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PILOT DID NOT CORRECT THE POWER LOSS. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND SWAMPY TERRAIN. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED AN INTERMITTENTLY FIRING LEFT MAGNETO.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT OPERATING THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93LA166
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 June 2022 | N7303M | Private | 0 | McCarley Field Airport (U02), Blackfoot, ID | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Jun-2022 09:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2024 14:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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