Cessna 175 N7338M

Summary

On 16 June 2002 at about 02:12 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N7338M, operated by Brent A. Carlson, was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 June 2002 at 02:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Coordinates

40.7686, -112.3661

Aircraft

Cessna 175

Registration

N7338M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Brent A. Carlson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ogden → Tooele

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

DEN02LA055

2 people had minor injuries.

total mechanical loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. Contributing factors were the lack of an annual inspection and the (forced landing in) salt water.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While in cruise flight at 5,600 feet msl, the tachometer indicated the engine had lost 100 to 200 rpm (revolutions per minute) and shortly thereafter, the oil temperature "pegged high" but oil pressure remained steady at 25 psi. The engine vibrated and the upper cowling broke off, exposing a breach in the top of the casing aft of #3 cylinder. White smoke filled the cockpit, the engine seized, and the propeller stopped in the vertical position. A forced landing in salt water ensued. The last annual inspection on the airplane had been performed 9 years before the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.