Cessna 175 N6792E
14 April 2016 · Wartburg, Tennessee, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 14 April 2016 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N6792E was involved in an accident near Wartburg, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wartburg, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.1067, -84.5956
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175
- Registration
- N6792E
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1959
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rockwood → Williamsburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA16LA157
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
Catastrophic engine failure due to a fatigue fracture of the No. 6 connecting rod cap.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a cross-country flight, the student pilot noticed the engine sputter and the engine rpm drop to 1,000. He pushed the mixture to its full rich position and pumped the throttle with no response from the engine. He then attempted to restart the engine to no avail and subsequently performed a forced landing on a highway. During the landing, the airplane impacted a tree, resulting in substantial damage. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed that the No. 6 connecting rod cap was fractured from fatigue that originated at the oil transfer hole in the center of the rod cap.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 175 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2016 | Cessna 175B | Hurley, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2016 | Cessna 175C | Millersburg, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2016 | Cessna 175 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Feb 2016 | Cessna 175 | Gold Beach, Oregon, United States | Daniel R. Harrison | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2016 | Cessna 175 | Seeley Lake, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 2017 | Cessna 175 | Prospect, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2016 | Cessna A185 | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2016 | Bell 206 | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States | Great Smoky Mountain Helicopters Inc | Fatal | 5 |
| 18 Jun 2016 | Mooney M20 | Clifton, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2016 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2016 | Piper PA28 | Madisonville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2016 | Bell 407 | Mountain City, Tennessee, United States | PHI Air Medical | Minor injuries | - |