Summary
On August 27, 1999, a Cessna 175 (N7566M) was involved in an accident near Mountain City, TN. The accident resulted in 1 serious injury, 1 minor injury. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident to be: A blocked fuel system vent that resulted in fuel starvation and the complete loss of engine power.
On August 27, 1999, at 1500 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 175, N7566M, collided with a fence during a forced landing in a corn field following a complete loss of engine power in Mountain City, Tennessee. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot received serious injuries, and his passenger received minor injuries. The flight initially departed Johnson County Airport in Mountain City, Tennessee, at 1455.
The pilot reported that after completing a normal preflight of the airplane, he rolled the airplane out of the hangar for the flight.
This accident is documented in NTSB report ATL99LA119. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N7566M.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
A blocked fuel system vent that resulted in fuel starvation and the complete loss of engine power.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On August 27, 1999, at 1500 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 175, N7566M, collided with a fence during a forced landing in a corn field following a complete loss of engine power in Mountain City, Tennessee. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot received serious injuries, and his passenger received minor injuries. The flight initially departed Johnson County Airport in Mountain City, Tennessee, at 1455.
The pilot reported that after completing a normal preflight of the airplane, he rolled the airplane out of the hangar for the flight. A normal engine run-up was completed, and the initial takeoff to climb was also normal. Shortly after liftoff from runway 24, the pilot reported a loss of engine power. The pilot selected a corn field on the departure end of runway 24 for an emergency landing. After landing in the field, the airplane collided with a fence and flipped inverted.
The examination of the airplane and engine assembly failed to disclose a component failure. However, during the examination of the fuel system, a wasp nest was found in the fuel system vent.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ATL99LA119