Cessna 175 N7355M
7 August 1988 · Needles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1988 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N7355M was involved in an accident near Needles, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Needles, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.7792, -114.5901
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175
- Registration
- N7355M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bullhead City → Hemet
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX88LA283
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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
WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE PROP FREEWHEELED, VIBRATED SEVERELY, AND SMOKE FILLED THE COCKPIT. THE ACFT LANDED ON A PIPELINE RIGHT OF WAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL. DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AFTER THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NUMBER 4 CONNECTING ROD HAD BROKEN. OIL HAD ESCAPED THROUGH A HOLE IN THE CASE AND LEAKED ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 175 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1988 | Cessna 175C | Boston, Georgia, United States | Charles Reichert | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 1988 | Cessna 175C | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1988 | Cessna 175A | Wyoming, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1988 | Cessna 175 | Tracy, California, United States | Haley, Clay E. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1988 | Cessna 175 | Starke, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1988 | Cessna 175B | Asigiyukpak, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1988 | Colman BD-4 | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1988 | Cessna 182A | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1988 | Cessna 150F | Hayfork, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Ramona, California, United States | Lancer Engineering | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1988 | Cessna 180B | Quincy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1988 | Hiller UH-12D | Winterhaven, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |