Cessna 175 N7103M

Summary

On 31 August 2011 at about 01:48 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N7103M was involved in an accident near Sugar Creek, Ohio, 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

31 August 2011 at 01:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Sugar Creek, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

40.7619, -81.7131

Aircraft

Cessna 175

Registration

N7103M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Philadelphi → New Philadelphi

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN11CA660

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delayed application of carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane's engine began to run rough during level flight, with about a 70 percent power setting. He switched fuel tanks and applied carburetor heat, but the airplane's engine continued to run rough. The pilot initiated a forced landing to a cornfield during night light conditions. Postaccident examinations of the airplane revealed that the firewall was buckled. No anomalies were found with regard to the airplane, engine, or systems during the postaccident examinations. According to the Federal Aviation Administration icing probability chart, the airplane was operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.