ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364069
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| Date: | Sunday 19 January 1992 |
| Time: | 12:12 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 175 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8293T |
| MSN: | 17556993 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL GO-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Warren, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Troy, MI (7D2) |
| Bradford, PA (KBED) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED HE NOTICED THE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL SO HE HAD LANDED AND REMOVED THE WINTERIZATION KIT ON THE AIRPLANE. SHORTLY AFTER RESUMPTION OF THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, AND SMOKE DEVELOPED. HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT, A FORCED LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED TO A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A POWERLINE AND TREE AND CAME TO REST IN THE FRONT YARD OF A RESIDENCE. POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD ON THE #3 JOURNAL AND A HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE.
Probable Cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS A RESULT OF A CONNECTING ROD FAILURE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE POWER LINES AND TREES IN THE PATH OF THE SELECTED EMERGENCY LANDING SITE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92LA074
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 09:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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