Cessna 175 N753OM

Summary

On 10 April 1983 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N753OM was involved in an accident near Cresson, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 April 1983 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cresson, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Bourland (SOF)

Coordinates

32.5293, -97.6496

Aircraft

Cessna 175

Registration

N753OM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cleburne → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83LA183

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED IN FLT. AFTER TAKEOFF, AT 3500 FT, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING NOISES. THE PLT BEGAN A DESCENT TOWARD THE ARPT A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY. THE ENGINE MAINTAINED SOME POWER BUT FAILED COMPLETELY BEFORE LANDING. DURING THE LANDING THE PLT ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO REACH 100 KTS AS HE LINED UP FOR AN APPROACH TO RWY 32. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 200 DEGREES AT 15 KTS. THE AIRSPEED WAS EXCESSIVE AND THE ACFT WOULD NOT STAY ON THE GROUND DURING THE LANDING ROLL. WHEN HE THOUGHT HE WAS 'RUNNING OUT OF RWY' HE TURNED TOWARD AN ADJOINING FIELD, FLEW OVER SOME OBSTRUCTIONS BEFORE HITTING A DITCH AND NOSING OVER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN ENGINE MOUNT BROKEN. THE SHIFTING OF THE ENGINE RESULTED IN A SHUTDOWN WHEN THE MIXTURE CONTROL HIT AN ENGINE MOUNT CROSSBAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.