Cessna 175A N6776E

Summary

On 28 July 2005 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 175A registered N6776E, operated by Marvin D. Fletcher, was involved in an accident near Graham, Oklahoma, United States. One person was 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

28 July 2005 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Graham, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

34.3031, -97.0194

Aircraft

Cessna 175A

Registration

N6776E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Marvin D. Fletcher

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McKinney → Yuma

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05CA194

Nobody was injured.

The impending loss of engine power as result of the failure of the generator mounting gasket resulting in engine oil starvation. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the precautionary landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 306-hour pilot noticed that the oil pressure gauge indicated low and in the red operating range area while in cruise flight. The pilot elected to initiate a precautionary landing into a nearby open field. During the approach to the field, as the airplane descended closer to the ground, the pilot noted more obstructions. To avoid colliding with power lines, the pilot intentionally stalled the airplane at about 20 feet above the ground and landed hard, with power-on and full-flaps. Examination of the engine revealed that oil was leaking from a failed generator mounting gasket. No oil was observed on the dipstick for the engine crankcase.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.