Cessna 175A N7059E

Summary

On 2 May 2008 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 175A registered N7059E was involved in an accident near Rio Linda, California, 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 May 2008 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Rio Linda, California, United States

Coordinates

38.5167, -121.5000

Aircraft

Cessna 175A

Registration

N7059E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rio Linda → Willows

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08LA128

Nobody was injured.

The partial loss of engine power due to detonation. Contributing to the accident was trees in the landing area.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and owner of the airplane reported that during cruise flight, the engine partially lost power followed by several backfires. The pilot was unable to maintain altitude at the reduced power setting, and initiated a forced landing to a gravel road. During the landing roll on the gravel road, the left and right wings struck trees located on the edge of the road, resulting in structural damage to both wings. The owner of the airplane reported that during disassembly of the engine, the number four cylinder exhibited "signs of detonation." The number four piston head was "eaten away" to the top ring land. No additional anomalies were noted with the engine. The underlying reason for the detonation was undetermined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.