Cessna 175 N6517E

Summary

On 2 September 2004 at about 22:25 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N6517E was involved in an accident near De Ridder, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 September 2004 at 22:25

Classification

Accident

Location

De Ridder, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Beauregard Regional Airport (KDRI)

Coordinates

30.8317, -93.3397

Aircraft

Cessna 175

Registration

N6517E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

De Ridder → Leesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW04LA229

Nobody was injured.

The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 290-hour pilot reported that shortly after take-off, when the airplane was approximately 175 feet above ground level (agl) and approximately 4,000 feet down the 5,495- foot-long and 100-foot-wide runway, the engine lost power and was unable to maintain altitude. He elected to execute a forced landing, and turned approximately seven degrees to the left of the runway to avoid hitting a localizer antennae located near the end of the runway; however, the airplane impacted a fence with the left wing. The engine was later test run under the supervision of an FAA inspector. The reason for the reported loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.